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The lesson will begin with the teacher engaging the students with a short assessment of prior knowledge using a pre-lesson Q&A with short discussion throughout. Next the teacher will show an animated video clip about Meiosis and an animated video clip about Mitosis http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/mitosis/movie-flash.htm. The teacher will then discuss the differences between Mitosis and Meiosis with the help of a projected or drawn graphic organizer. Next, the teacher will show examples of stop-motion videos made that depict the phases of mitosis and meiosis. The teacher will also show how to make a storyboard that will be required before students can begin making their videos. A rubric will be used and feedback given to make sure that the storyboard is complete before progressing. The students will use digital cameras (ipads, ipods, flip cameras, built-in computer cams, phone cams, etc to take images of the sequential movements of the models representing the process of cell reproduction (meiosis and/or mitosis). Students will present their finished videos to the class and comparing and contrasting meiosis and mitosis will be done throughout and as a whole group afterwards. The videos will be evaluated by the students themselves and by the teacher using a rubric.