Cancer and Cell Division and Genetics

Video on Cancer and Cell Division




Genetics and Cancer Article form the American Cancer Society
Click here to access.

Also here is a link to "Bad" Cholesterol and Genetics.

Click here to access.

Some Videos a student shared with me on Meiosis and Mitosis

Video on Meiosis


Video on Mitosis

Meiosis vs. Mitosis

When you are done your DNA models, check them with a teacher and then start work on the Mitosis vs Meiosis 
Webquest below.
Mitosis and Meiosis Comparison Worksheet

After you have completed the webquest view a few of the below videos.  Pay close attention to the following:
1. How many daughter cells are found at the end of each cell division?
2. What is the function of each division and which cells do they occur in?
3. How many chromosomes are found in the daughter cells compared to the mother cells?
4. How many divisions and interphases does each go through?

Visual showing mitosis vs meiosis - McGraw Hill

Nova Online- How Cells Divide

Homework study link and in class reference.
A great comparison chart of mitosis and meiosis

Interactive Games
Dragon Meiosis - Interactive Game
Please run in Safari so that it has the correct Adobe Flash

Snurfle Meiosis and Genetics
Cute Game

Fling the Teacher Meiosis
This is hard but fun!

Study Guide and Materials for Cell Cycle Assessment

Click here to access the study guide for the 

Cell Cycle Assessment

Things to study with:

Here is a presentation and Quizlet on the cell cycle :

Presentation:

https://docs.google.com/a/yarmouthschools.org...

Quizlet:

http://quizlet.com/37449749/flashcards

DNA Modeling

Link to DNA Rubric

Cell Division and DNA

We are going to continue our work with Cell Reproduction.  Specifically we are going to look at DNA and how it makes up the chromosomes in your body.

The following are two great readings on DNA.
1. Science for Kids Link- DNA
2. Kidipede - Genetics for Kids


Here is a link to an interactive site on DNA:
1. Tour of the Basics  - from the University of Utah - Choose "What is a Chromosome?"
2. DNA Base Pairing- Interactive.

Here are two good videos explaining the relationship between DNA, genes, histones, chromatin, chromatids, and chromosomes.

Structure of DNA

Here is the video on Chromosome wrapping and DNA Synthesis
(Watch until 2:55)



Here is the link to the Nobel Prize Game on DNA Replication.


The following is a link to a reading on DNA's structure and composition.

The Guide- DNA's Chemical Composition and Structure.

Here are two images of the make-up of DNA.
In both of these images you can see the "ladder" sides are made up of a sugar and phosphate, where the central rungs are made up of nitrogen base pairs (A,G,T and C).

We will be constructing DNA models using one of the three methods:

• Bead Jewelry
• Origami or
• Candy

The point of the activity is to be able to correctly identify the smaller parts that make up a strand of DNA.