Divide & Conquer

Authors

Lauren Hackman, Pioneer Hi-Bred
Audrey Pohlmann, Blank Park Zoo

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article presents a modified biology lab used to teach the cell cycle. Many traditional versions of the onion root tip lab are delivered in a “cookbook” format to review what students have already learned about the phases of the cell cycle. This modified version illustrates how the onion root tip lab can be much more meaningful when turned into an inquiry-based, exploratory activity to scaffold from a concrete experience to the more abstract process of cell division. This article promotes National Science Education Standards A, C, and G and Iowa Core Curriculum Standards 1, 2, and 5.

Publication Date

Fall 2009

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

36

Issue

3

First Page

4

Last Page

7

Copyright

© Copyright 2009 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Hackman, Lauren and Pohlmann, Audrey (2009) "Divide & Conquer," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 36: No. 3, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol36/iss3/3