Name _____________________________________________________ Date ______________________Period _____
Mitosis “Flip” Book
Introduction:
Mitosis is a process of cell division which results in the production of two daughter cells from a
single parent cell. The daughter cells are identical to one another and to the original parent cell.
In a typical animal cell, mitosis can be divided into four principal stages:
Prophase: The chromatin, diffuse in interphase, condenses into chromosomes. Each
chromosome has duplicated and now consists of two sister chromatids. At the end of prophase,
the nuclear envelope breaks down into vesicles.
Metaphase: The chromosomes align at the equator and are held in place by microtubules
attached to the mitotic spindle and to part of the centromere.
Anaphase: The centromeres divide. Sister chromatids separate and move toward the
corresponding poles.
Telophase: Daughter chromosomes arrive at the poles and the microtubules disappear. The
condensed chromatin expands and the nuclear envelope reappears. The cytoplasm divides, the
cell membrane pinches inward ultimately producing two daughter cells (phase: Cytokinesis).
Objective:
Students will create a flip book illustrating the changes to a cell during mitosis.
Materials:
Crayons or colored pencils
Stapler
Scissors
Cell template sheet
Procedure:
1. Cut the sections apart
2. Using the numbered mitosis template sheet as a guide, color the sequential pictures for each
phase onto a sheet of your flipbook.
3. The parent cell should have 4 chromosomes.
4. Use colored pencils or crayons to color chromosomes, centromeres, etc.
BE SURE TO USE THE COLOR KEY ON THIS SHEET
(USE THE SAME COLOR FOR EACH CELL PART ON EACH PAGE).
