Remind students to be as creative as possible as they create their illustrations. Have students make a flipbook that shows the different phases of Mitosis. How would this animal’s life be different if it was sexual? What do you think are some evolutionary pressures that caused this species to be asexual?Ģ. After reading the article, ask students to do further research and identify two other asexual animals and answer the following question about each animal.ġ. Once they have found some clear and detailed images, have them draw and label both animal and plant cells and then ask them to identify the differences in each drawing.Īsk students to read the Smithsonian article: In Nature, Virgin Births are Pretty Common. Teacher's will find this to be a useful resources on common misconceptions from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Īsk students to look for detailed images of plant and animal cells online.
Lesson 1- Pre-Assessment: Genes and Molecular Machines
