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Mitosis and the Cell Cycle Lab Station Activity

Mitosis lab with nine stations and a passport booklet: students draw the four phases, research interphase from a video, write an opinion paragraph on which cells divide more often and read about the Human Genome Project.
Grades
Grades 8–11, Middle School, High School
File type
Multiple File Types

Updated Oct 19, 2026

Subject
Science, Life Sciences, Biology
Topic
mitosis, cell cycle
Resource types
Diagrams, Teacher Tools

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Mitosis and the Cell Cycle - Engaging Lab Station Activity This lab station activity on mitosis and the cell cycle gets students out of their seats and actively learning. The stations allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of cell division concepts in various ways like drawing, answering questions based on videos, or solving word puzzles. Recording sheets help students document their learning. This versatile activity works for both lab lessons or test review. With minimal prep work required from the teacher, the self-directed stations aim to be educational and fun. The activity covers the specifics of mitosis as well as the complete cell cycle. To ensure students stay productive, it also includes complementary word scramble and word search puzzles.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Draw and name the four phases of mitosis
  • Describe interphase and its place in the cell cycle
  • Explain which cell types divide more or less often

Teaching tips

  • Several stations use linked videos and online research, so each group needs a device with internet access; check the links before class.

Skills covered

  • Scientific drawing — sketching prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase
  • Question writing — creating multiple-choice, true/false and short-answer items with answers
  • Reading for information — answering questions on the Human Genome Project

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Katrina McDonald | February 26th 2026

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