Mitosis+&+Meiosis

If you ever wondered how the more than 100 trillion cells that compose your body formed from a single zygote, I can help you out, it’s mitosis! Every diploid cell (that is, except gametes, or sperm and eggs) is formed by the process of mitosis which is an integral component of the cell cycle. As you can imagine, mitosis and the cell cycle is extremely important because when these processes go wrong, disastrous consequences, such as cancer can occur.
 * Mitosis - Making Those Cells!**

Let’s explore…

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 * **Readings** ||  || **Tasks/Assignments** ||
 * Watch My Video Lecture on Mitosis

||  || -Take notes as you watch my presentation.

-Try to predict what I will say next.

-Use the posted PowerPoint as a study aid ||

media type="youtube" key="NfUZy1Zm7Ps" height="315" width="420" //Pay attention to the physical structure of the track while the cells are running.// //Do you notice anything interesting?// ||  || Write a brief reflection on this video and post to the [|Discussion Board]. || media type="file" key="MitosisRap0.mp3" width="240" height="20" //Don't forgot to download to your iPod.// ||  || Just enjoy, no actual assignment here...except to have fun, of course! ||
 * **Readings** ||  || **Tasks/Assignments** ||
 * Watch "The Cell Cycle"
 * Listen to the "Mitosis Rap"
 * Listen to the "Mitosis Rap"
 * [[file:DrawingLearnScience.pdf]] ||  || Use a digital drawing tool such as Microsoft Paint, QueekyPaint, or Sketchpad to draw the stages of mitosis for a cell where n=3.
 * [[file:DrawingLearnScience.pdf]] ||  || Use a digital drawing tool such as Microsoft Paint, QueekyPaint, or Sketchpad to draw the stages of mitosis for a cell where n=3.

Compile all of your images into a single Word document and provide an annotation of each image, then post to the discussion board. After submitting, peruse the artistic representations created by your classmates. How are they different? How are they similar? Do the accompanying descriptions vary? ||

Gametes, sperm and eggs, are made by a two-stage process known as meiosis. As meiosis includes two divisions, the cells produced are haploid, that is, they have half the amount of DNA as the starting cell. This makes sense because when a sperm is combined with an egg you get a complete set of chromosomes and DNA (½ + ½ = 1). Problems such as Down ’s syndrome can arise from mishaps in meiosis.
 * Meiosis - Making Those Sex Cells!**

Let’s explore…

(You will need Microsoft Silverlight to view)
 * **Readings** ||  || **Tasks/Assignments** ||
 * Watch My Video Lecture on Meiosis

||  || -Take notes as you watch my presentation.

-Try to predict what I will say next.

-Use the posted PowerPoint as a study aid ||

media type="youtube" key="eaf4j19_3Zg" height="315" width="420" ||  || Here are the lyrics, follow along: || Developed by Cheston Saunders ||  || In your lab group, complete the attached meiosis activity. At the conclusion of the activity, upload the images of your cells to Picasa and post the link to your images on the [|Discussion Board]. ||
 * **Readings** ||  || **Tasks/Assignments** ||
 * Watch the "Meiosis Square Dance"
 * [[file:Meiosis_Activity.docx]]
 * [[file:Meiosis_Activity.docx]]

__//**Combined Assessment for Mitosis & Meiosis**//__ Use this free bookchapter to help you learn the basics of Alice programming.
 * Programming in Alice

We also have several books on Alice available in the library. ||  || You and your labmates should work together and use Alice to create a computer game that reinforces the similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis.

Think about:
 * Who is the audience for your game
 * Why should we "care" about these two processes
 * Mitosis & meiosis from an evolutionary perspective (not a requirement, but may potentially aid in your design)

Once completed, you will swap with another group and evaluate each others game (while reinforcing the concepts of mitosis & meiosis!)

__//**(I recommend using Google Docs while in the planning stages of your game so that you may each work on the document in real-time from different locations)**//__ ||


 * **Having trouble with course content?**
 * Give these links a go...** ||
 * < Cells Alive ||
 * < Arizona Biology Project ||
 * < Meiosis by John Kyrk ||
 * < Comparing Mitosis & Meiosis ||