1. The Cell Cycle Discovery

2. Maryland State Content Standard Based on research and examples from video technology explain that the repeated division of cells enables organisms to grow and make repairs.

3. Objective Students will explore the cell cycle using manipulatives and be able to describe it’s phases.

4. Notebook Title: The Cell Cycle Date:12/2/2015

5. Activity Read section 3 of your textbook “Cells to Heredity”

6. Activity You will need a piece of chalk and a set of manipulatives Using the manipulatives model each stage of the cell cycle Use the chalk to write a description of the stages BEFORE moving on to the next stage the teacher will check your description Transfer a picture and a description of the stages into your notebook

7. Closing Why do cells need to go through the cell cycle? Why do you think interphase is so important? Why do you think cytokinesis is important?