Education

Grade 9

Lesson 1: Explain the process of cell division

Classroom activities:

 Cell cycle and mitosis presentation 

 Cell cycle and mitorsis teacher notes

 Create an edible DNA model

 Related articles:

 Cell division: mitosis

 Chromosome fundamentals

Online activities:

Cell division game

Cell cycle tutorial

Cell division video

Lesson 2: Relate the processes of cell division and emerging reproductive technologies to embryonic development

Classroom activities:

Choices in Prenatal Screening: Interactive activity

Inheritance and Medical Genetics - presentation and  teacher notes

Related articles:

Embryonic genetic testing

Artificial stem cells

Stem cell fundamentals

Online activities:

Visible embryo interactive lesson on human embryo development

Reproductive technologies online poll

Lesson 3: Compare sexual and asexual reproduction in terms of advantages and disadvantages

Classroom activities:

 Beaker Babies - introduces concepts of inheritance 

 Reproduction game: Compares sexual and asexual reproduction

Related articles:

 Meiosis

Online activities:

Comparisons of sexual vs asexual reproduction (PBS)