Modeling Mitosis
Name______________________
Period______
Date__________
Using your materials, you will recreate the process of mitosis by
simulating the different phases you have learned about.
Unit Goal: Students will be able to describe the processes of sexual and
asexual reproduction including mitosis and meiosis.
Daily Goal: Students will be able to describe the steps in mitosis during
cell replication.
Materials (per student)
-gummi worms (6-2 of each color)
-toothpicks-broken in half (3)
-yarn (6) (approx. 5-6 cm long each)
-colored pencils
-parent/daughter cells handout
Prelab questions:
1) How would I rate my level of understanding of mitosis before the lab?
(circle one) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
• Mitosis is the process that ___________________ use to divide
• It contains a series of ____________________ or steps
• Cells created through mitosis are __________________ to the parent
cell
• New cells are called ___________________cells
• This process creates new _________________cells
• The cell makes a copy of its genetic information
during_________________ (which phase)?
Each material that we will be using will represent an actual structure in
the cell:
-gummi worms will represent the __________________________
-toothpicks will represent the __________________________
-yarn will represent the ___________________________
Procedure and Notes:
You will use your materials to model each phase of mitosis. After we
verify that your model is complete, you will need to draw a picture and
describe what happens in that phase.
Interphase
Description of phase (what happens):
Picture: Before Interphase
End of Interphase
Prophase
Description of phase:
Picture:
Metaphase
Description of phase:
Picture:
Anaphase
Description of phase:
Picture:
Telophase
Description of phase:
Picture:
Wrap Up Questions:
1) Are the daughter cells identical to each other?
2) Are the daughter cells identical to the parent cell?
3) If your parent cell started off with 8 chromosomes, how many
sister chromatids would be present during interphase (after
replication)
4) How would I rate my level of understanding of mitosis after the
lab? (circle one) 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
5) Which part of this activity helped you learn the most about
mitosis?