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Students will know the correct processes of meiosis, what occurs during each phase and be able to draw or replicate them.

Students will understand the genetic consequences of meiosis and how these impact the next generation.

Students will realize the necessity for understanding meiosis in order to further learning in the rest of the cytogenetics course.

Students' knowledge of meiosis will be expanded.

Students will build on previous knowledge of mitosis through uncovering the differences between mitosis and meiosis.

This unit addresses multiple aspects of scientific teaching. A clear teaching plan is set out with learning goals that need to be met by the end of the unit. Active learning approaches are used to reach all students with different learning styles. This unit is based on the principles of scientific teaching through careful planning and assessments of the students learning gains. Students are asked to critically evaluate their knowledge of meiosis and then use this knowledge to solve scientific questions relating to meiosis.

This unit actively involves all students with different learning styles and ways of approaching a difficult subject in genetics. Model building and working with plant specimens will bring in students who need to relate meiosis to the abstract or real world aspect. Each of these exercises reaches out to a different type of student who will obtain the learning goals throughout some part of this lab period.

Students are asked to participate in multiple exercises, which use different skills and ways of learning and recall. S tudents are asked to work in groups for brainstorming and the model building exercise. They can build off each other's knowledge and correct each other's misconceptions.

Students ' learning and understanding are assessed throughout the unit. Students are first asked to perform a self-assessment of their current knowledge of meiosis before they come to class using a website review. Then students are asked to recall meiosis in detail using each other and outside resources for help. They are assessed in class as the instructor records the student's responses and corrects any misconceptions. Students are then are challenged to assess their deeper understanding of meiosis during the model building exercise. Specific questions assess their understanding of meiosis on a deeper level.