This resource can help introduce or reinforce the importance of checkpoints and the cell cycle on cell divsion. I agree with the previous reviewer that the graphics are not exactly cutting edge, but it could be a fun activity for students, and since it's on the Nobel Prize website, you could direct students to learn more about the work by Hartwell, Hunt, and Nurse.
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My Links. K Educator. Invite students to brainstorm what they know about cells. Jot their responses on the whiteboard. Prompt them by asking questions, such as: What are cells? How do cells carry out life functions? How are cells organized into working groups? Explain to students that today they will watch a movie and play a game about the phases of the cell cycle. Have pairs watch the movie Mitosis together at a computer or device. Or, you can choose to watch the movies as a whole class.
After they watch, have the pairs open the Make-a-Map feature available to My BrainPOP subscribers from within the movie and create a concept map in which they put the fours steps of mitosis in order and describe what happens in each step, as they watch the movie again. Suggest that they pause the movie as they create their maps. And, remind them that they can use clips of the movie in their maps. If limited access to computers, show the movie to the whole class, and have students complete the Flow Chart offline.
Invite pairs or small groups to share their concept map with another pair or small group to ensure that their order is correct, and that they understand the concepts. Now have students independently open the game Control of the Cell Cycle. Explain that as "Cell Division Supervisor" inside the cell nucleus, their job is to control cell division so that the stages of the cell cycle happen in the correct order, and that the cell has successfully replicated its genetic material at specific checkpoints in the cell cycle.
The challenge is to complete the game and to make sure that the cell divided correctly. Point out that if they make the wrong choice, they will have 10 seconds to choose another option before the cell is destroyed.
To help them succeed, particularly if they are not already familiar with the phases of the cell cycle, encourage students to print out the concept maps they created of the stages of the fours steps of mitosis, or use the their completed flowcharts. After reading introductory information, they click the entrance to begin. Circulate as students play and help as needed.
Ensure that all students reach the end of the game, where they can choose to watch a short film featuring the final stage of the cell cycle, or see photographs.
Conclude the lesson by revisiting the questions from Step 1. Extension Activities: Divide the class into small groups.
Invite each group to put on a short play acting out the cell cycle. If you're not, pay extra attention to the image of the cell cycle in the introduction. As "Cell Division Supervisor" inside the cell nucleus, your job is to control cell division to make sure each stage of the cell cycle occurs in the correct order.
You also have to ensure the cell has successfully replicated its genetic material at specific checkpoints in the cell cycle. If you make more than three mistakes during one cell division, the cell will be destroyed and you will have to start again. Known problems: The text in the information doesn't render nicely.
The sound doesn't work until the very end of the game. Do you need help with how to play the game? Have a look here. The game is about the different phases in ordinary cell division, mitosis. Between each phase there are several "check points" to make sure that nothing happened to the genetic material on the way.
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