Video summary
Science presenter Jon Chase describes the stages of mitosis in the form of a rap whilst a class of pupils act out the process.
Teacher Notes
After listening to the rap, students could role-play the process themselves. Can they improve upon the version seen in this short film?
Students could then make a card sort activity to help them revise with images of each stage on one set of cards and written descriptions on the other. Making the card sort activity themselves will support their learning.
After learning about meiosis, students could be asked to state the differences between the processes (crucially the number of cells produced and whether they are identical or not) in the form of a table to help them revise.
These short films will be relevant for teaching biology and science in general at KS3 and KS4 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and National 4/5 in Scotland.
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