Daily Lesson Plan School Grade level GRADE 8

Teacher REUBEN JOHN Learning Area SCIENCE

A. ABALAYAN
Teaching Dates Quarter 4th
and Time

I. MELC: Compare mitosis and meiosis, and their role in the cell-division cycle. (S8LT-IVd-16)
II. Specific Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. identify the different stages of mitosis and meiosis,
2. distinguish the differences between the cell division processes,
3. uphold the importance of the cell-division cycle in the perpetuation of
generation of species.
III. Learning Content: CELL DIVISION: MEIOSIS AND MITOSIS
IV. Learning Resources:
A. References:
1. Teacher’s Guide page: Grade 8 Science Teacher’s Module, Department of Education,
Philippines, p. 223
2. Learner’s Material pages: Grade 8 Science Learner’s Module, Department of 
  Education, Philippines, p. 320–322
3. Textbook pages: World of Science for Critical Thinkers 8 (2017) pp. 321-327
B. Other Learning Resources: https://www.cellsalive.com/cell_cycle.htm
V. Procedures

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A.) ELICIT

Last meeting, we have discussed about the

digestive system and its interaction with the
different body systems. Also, we determined the
four stages in digestive process.

Let’s have a short recap about our last lesson.

Activity 1: Word Scramble

ANSWERS:
Instructions: We will arrange the scrambled letters
to form words related to the stages of digestion.

1. INGESTION
ONSITGENI 2. DIGESTION
3. ABSORPTION
4. ELIMINATION

GESIDONTI

ORPSBAITON

MINIELANION
T

Okay, well done class. You’ve learned a lot from

our last topic.

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C.) ENGAGE

(Show a picture of Naruto doing the Kage

Bushin Technique)

Are you familiar with this picture? Who is

in the picture? Naruto! He’s doing the Kage Bushin
Technique.
As you’ve observed, he replicated himself
many times. Can you do the same? No.

Well, of course not, but do you know

something that can clone themselves? Cells

Very good! From single cell organism to

bigger creature, all of them stems from cell’s
ability to reproduce themselves.
Because, that’s what allows
Why do you think reproduction of cells in
organisms to grow, heal, develop and
our body is essential?
keep from dying for as long as
possible.
Have you wondered how a cut can heal all by
itself or how can we generate gamete from
our body? Well, we have mitosis and meiosis
to thank for.

These are the two ways of how cells divide

and reproduce. Before we go any further,
let’s read first the learning objectives for
today.

D. EXPLORE

Now, you will watch a 30-second video

about the actual cell division and after that
we’ll have an activity.

Activity 2: Hand Jive

Based on what you have observed on the

video, you will guess and arrange the correct
stages of cell division by doing the hand
gestures below which represent each stage.
After that, through a dance craze, we will
check if your answer is correct.

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 Correct answer:

First Second Third Fourth Firth

Essential Questions:

What have you observed in the cell on

the video? A single cell divides into two.

Correct! Why do you think the cells

divide rather than growing? It’s because the larger a cell becomes,
the more demands the cell places on its
How are chromosomes connected to DNA which contain in chromosomes.
cell division?
During cell division, chromosomes
Correct! carries the genetic information which is
passed on from one generation of cells
Now, let’s learn further. to the next.

D. ENGAGE

Depending on the type of cell, eukaryotic cells

divide and reproduce in two ways - mitosis and
meiosis.

How do most organisms use mitosis and Mitosis is a mechanism that makes growth,
meiosis? development, and repair of tissues. Meiosis, on
the other hand, is use in the production of
gametes—sex cells, or sperm and eggs.
In order to understand what happens in these
two types of cell division, let us identify the main
events in a cell cycle.

G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase, and

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 The cell cycle consists of four phases. What M phase.
are these phases?

Yes. G1 phase, S phase and G2 phase is called

as the interphase which is the longest phase in
the cell cycle.
During interphase, the cell grows in G1
What do you think happens during phase, replicates its DNA in S phase and
interphase? prepares for mitosis in G2 phase.

Right! When the events of the G2 phase are

complete, the cell is ready to enter the M phase
and begin the process of cell division. The stages of M phase are Prophase,
Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase.
What are the stages in the M phase?

Correct! Now, we will use the Whitefish Blastula

cell to help us understand the complex process
of Mitosis. Let’s refer to the following pictures.

Stage 1: Prophase

Chromosomes condense and become

visible.
Based on these pictures, how can you Formation of the mitotic spindle.
describe things that happen during Nuclear envelope breaks down.
Prophase?

Excellent!
Stage 2: Metaphase

Chromosomes line up along at the

equator of the cell.
After prophase, what happens during
metaphase?

That imaginary line perpendicular to the spindle Each sister chromatid is attached to a
fiber is what we call the Metaphase plate. spindle fiber originating from the
opposite poles.
What else have you seen in pictures?

Stage 3: Anaphase

Chromosomes are pulled to opposite

poles and spindle poles move apart.
After the chromosomes are aligned at the center.

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What happens in the anaphase?
The spindle shortens.

Right! What do you think happens in the

spindle fiber during anaphase?

Yes, that’s why sister chromatids are pulled on

the opposite poles.

Stage 4: Telophase

Telophase where chromosomes are

clustered at opposite poles and
After the chromosomes moved in each pole. decondense.
What is the next phase?
Nuclear envelopes re-form around
What else? chromosomes.
Spindle fibers disappear.

Yes.
Does cell division end there?
Not yet.
Not yet. Do you think the cell are divided
completely?

Exactly. Let me show you another picture.

Cytokinesis

In order to complete the cell division, the cell still

needs to undergo cytokinesis.
In animal cells, cleavage furrow forms to
Cytokinesis occurs in animal cells and plants divide the cells.
cells completely. How cytokinesis occurs in
animal cells?

Very good! In plant cells, cell plate forms to divide

the cells.
How about in plants cells?
Each cell contain two sets of
After the end of cytokinesis, what consists chromosomes.
inside each cell as product?

Awesome! Diploid cells are produced in mitosis

which contains a set of homologous

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chromosome.
It create new cells to heal the wound.
It replaces worn-out cells.
It is use for asexual reproduction.
To sum up our discussion about mitosis, why
does mitosis play a significant role to organisms?

Great!

Now, let’s use our learnings in mitosis to

understand the process of meiosis. Let me show
you a side by side comparison between the Unlike mitosis, meiosis undergoes two
stages mitosis and meiosis through a 4-minute rounds of cell divisions.
video.
It can be divided into nine stages. These
How is meiosis differ from mitosis based on are divided between the first time the cell
the video? divides or meiosis I (Interphase,
Prophase 1, Metaphase 1, Anaphase 1,
How many stages are there in meiosis? and Telophase 1) and the second time it
divides or meiosis II (Prophase 2,
Metaphase 2, Anaphase 2, and
Telophase 2).

Yes.

In prophase of meiosis I, homologous

Do meiosis employs many of the same chromosomes come together in synapsis
mechanisms as mitosis? and crossing-over occurs which result to
genetic variation.
What are the key differences between mitosis
and meiosis when it comes to process? In metaphase of meiosis 1, pairs of
homologous chromosomes line up along
the metaphase plate.

In anaphase of meiosis I, homologous

chromosomes are segregated to
opposite cell poles.

In meiosis, cytokinesis must occur twice:

once after telophase I and again, after
telophase II.

Awesome! At the conclusion of meiosis, there are

four haploid daughter cells that are produced in Haploid cells refer to gametes such as
which each cell contain half of the number of sperm cell and egg cells which is
chromosomes contained in normal diploid cells. important for sexual reproduction.

What purpose do haploid cells serve? No.

Are the daughter cells similar to the parent

cell in meiosis?

Correct! Because meiosis allows the production Without cell division, no species would

of genetically distinct haploid daughter cells from be able to reproduce—life would simply
a diploid parent cell. end (or would have ended a long time
ago).
Since you have already been introduced to the concept
of cell division in eukaryotic cells, what would life

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 become if there was no cell division?

Good job!
E. ELABORATE

Activity 3: Concept map

Instructions: Complete the concept map
comparing mitosis and meiosis. Use the following
terms, each term can be used one or more times;
diploid cell, one cell division, four haploid cells,
parent cell, two cell divisions, somatic cell, same,
chromosomes, gamete-producing cell, half, two
diploid cells.
Answer:
1. somatic cell
2. diploid cell
3. one cell division
4. two diploid cells
5. same
6. chromosomes
7. parent cell
8. gamete cell
9. haploid cell
10. two cell divisions
11. four haploid cells
12. half
13. chromosomes
14. parent cell

Generalization:
The stages of mitosis are Interphase,
1. What are the stages of mitosis? How about
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase,
in meiosis?
Telophase, and Cytokinesis. While in
meiosis, it includes the Interphase,
Prophase 1, Metaphase 1, Anaphase 1,
Telophase 1, Prophase 2, Metaphase 2,
Anaphase 2, Telophase 2 and
Cytokinesis.

2. What are the differences between meiosis Answers may vary based on the
and mitosis? discussion.

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3. Why is cell-division cycle important in the
perpetuation of life?
Without cell division, there will be no new
cells produced which means no new
growth and no new organisms that would
originate.

E. EVALUATION

Activity 4: Modified True or False

Instructions: Indicate whether the

statement is TRUE or FALSE. If false,
change the identified word or phrase to
make the statement true.

1. The two main phases of the cell cycle Answer

are the cytokinetic phase and interphase.
1. mitotic phase
2. Chromosomes line up single file at the 2. True
middle of the cell during metaphase.
3. Haploid cells
3. Diploid cells are sex cells. 4. four cells

4. Meiosis I results in two cells. Meiosis II 5. True

results in three cells. 6. True
.
5. The cells that result from mitosis have 7. True
the same genetic information. 8. S phase

6. Cytokinesis is when the cytoplasm and 9. Anaphase

its contents divide. 10. True

7. The process of nuclear division that

produces haploid sex cells is meiosis.

8. G1 phase allows the cells to copy their

DNA.

9. Prophase is the stage of cell division

where chromosomes (sister chromatids)
are moved to opposite poles of the cell.

10. Crossing over occurs in Prophase 1

of meiosis.

F. EXTEND

Activity 5: Cancer: Mitosis Gone Wrong

Instructions: In a separate sheet of paper, read the article “Cancer-Mitosis Gone
Wrong” in our learning module and answer the following questions below.

1. What is Cancer?
 Cancer is when what cell process is uncontrolled?
 Normal cells of the body spend most of their time in which phase of mitosis?

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.2 How Are Cancer Cells Different From Regular Cells?
List the 5 ways that cancer cells are different than normal cells of the body.
3. What Are Some Causes of Cancer?
List the different possible causes of cancer given in the reading.
4. How can we prevent cancer?