Education Standards
Cell Cycle Tour
Overview
Students will create a 360-degree, interactive tour of the cell cycle.
Students will create a 360-degree tour of an animal cell as it progresses through the cell cycle.
| Timeframe # Weeks or Lessons: This lesson should take 3-4 42-minute class periods. |
Stage 1 - Desired Results
| Big Idea(s)& Essential Questions |
| Big Ideas: Cell Division & Mitosis |
| Essential Questions: How do cells make more cells? |
| Students Will Know | Students Will Be Doing |
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Stage 2 - Evidence of Understanding
| Assessments (Formative and Summative): | Performance Task(s) |
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Stage 3 - Lesson Learning Targets
Learning Activities: Learning targets are written from the students perspective. I can…
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| Lesson Procedures: |
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Step-by-step student instructions to create a Google Tour are attached.
Materials, per group of 2 students.
Materials for each pair of students:
- 6 pieces white drawing paper, 9 x 12
- pencil
- colored pencils and/or crayons
- markers (ultra-fine point, black sharpies work really well for labeling)
- pictures from a text or online resource to reference
Materials to be shared among all groups:
- clear tape or sticky-tack
- 360-degree camera
- box or cube, minimum 12" x 12" x 12"
Procedure
1. Draw each step of the cell cycle. Use the reference your teacher provides to draw: Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase and Cytokinesis.
- You should draw each step of the cell cycle on a separate sheet of 9x12 drawing paper.
- Make sure you use bold lines and color as you draw so everything will show up in your 360-degree picture
- Label each picture with the name of the step it represents, for example: on the top of the interphase drawing, write the word, "Interphase" in large, bold, clear print.
- Label each picture with the cell parts required by your teacher. Again, be sure to use clear, bold printing so everything will show up well.
2. Use the box or container your teacher provides to set up your cell tour 360-degree picture; follow your teacher's instructions when taking and sharing your picture.
3. Add points of interest.
- Follow the instructions in the Google Tour Creator provided in this activity.
- Be sure to include all points your teacher requires.
- Make sure the point of interest you are adding correctly matches the step of the cell cycle in the picture. For example: be sure to add the description for interphase in the points of interest for your Interphase picture.