Week 34: 8th Grade Science

Week: 34

To end the school year the class will study the cell nucleus and explore mitosis and meiosis, genetics, and inheritance.

Topic: Cell Division

Students will be able to: 

Identify the events that take place during the three stages of the cell cycle.

Explain how the structure of DNA helps account for the way in which DNA copies itself.  

Essential Question:

What does it mean to be multiplying by dividing?  

This week:  This week we started our unit on Genetics.  We will start the unit with Mitosis, the structure of DNA, and replication of DNA.  

Key Terms:

cell cycle

interphase

replication

mitosis

chromosomes

cytokinesis

Differentiated Instruction:

discussion

model making

Upcoming:

Mendel’s work, probability, and heredity