Mitosis Worksheets

About this resource

A complete mitosis kit for grades 6-8, built for the table where students need different amounts of support. Students read a one-page reference (the steps of cell division, six key words, and room to write what they know), label a dividing cell, fill in a paragraph and the order of the steps, complete a stages-of-mitosis table, answer multiple-choice and true-or-false questions, read a data table and draw the bar graph, trace how one cell becomes two daughter cells, sort statements into prophase or telophase, and write short answers and explanations. Every page has a name line, one short instruction and real room to write. Answer keys, a tracker, a class grid, a progress note and a family page are included, so nothing has to be written from scratch.

EVERYTHING INSIDE (25 pages)

• 11 student pages in 11 page types: Mitosis at a Glance, Label the Dividing Cell, Fill In the Blanks, The Stages of Mitosis, Multiple Choice, True or False? Fix It, Read the Data and Draw the Graph, Trace the Process, Cut and Paste Sort, Short Answers and Explain It
• 74 scored items on 10 pages, every answer read from the same lists that draw the pages
• 4 numbered parts to label on a dividing cell drawn in code (cell membrane, spindle fiber, chromosome, centriole), with a word box of 6 (two are not used)
• 10 blanks in a paragraph plus 6 steps of cell division to write in order, from a word box of 12 (two are not used)
• 1 stages table (worked first row, 3 rows to finish) plus 3 clues to match to a stage (metaphase, anaphase, telophase) and 1 written question
• 8 multiple-choice questions and 8 true-or-false statements (with a line to fix each false one)
• 1 table of invented data (5 times, from 0 to 4 hours, with the number of cells in a dish) and a graph grid to draw on
• 8 cut-and-paste pieces on one two-box sort mat (prophase or telophase), edge to edge, each piece 1.75 in by 1.15 in
• 5 short-answer questions with 4 writing lines each, and 3 explanation prompts with 5 or 6 writing lines each
• 2 answer keys, checked against the questions
• 1 tracker (page, page type, items right, date) and 1 whole-class progress grid
• 1 progress note (a hand-off page between team meetings) and 1 family page
• 1 filled example (an invented student, Jordan T.), 1 phrase bank (15 starters in 5 groups), 1 binder cover and 6 divider tabs with a spine label to cut out
• Start Here page

The Page Types

1. Mitosis at a Glance: the steps of cell division, six key words (chromosome, chromatid, nucleus, spindle fibers, cytokinesis, daughter cell) and lines to write what the student knows.

2. Label the Dividing Cell: a cell drawn in code with four numbered parts, a word box, and two questions with writing lines.

3. Fill In the Blanks: a paragraph with 10 numbered blanks, then the six steps of cell division to write in order, then a short written question about a word the student used.

4. The Stages of Mitosis: a worked first row, three rows to finish (what the chromosomes do, what else happens), three clues to name by stage, and five lines on why a cell copies its DNA first.

5. Multiple Choice: 8 questions with four lettered choices each. The right letter moves from question to question.

6. True or False? Fix It: 8 statements, a T or F box, and a line to rewrite each false one.

7. Read the Data, Draw the Graph: invented data, a graph grid, two short answers and three written answers.

8. Trace the Process: fill in what happens in interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase with cytokinesis, then explain how one cell becomes two in 8 lines using words from a box.

9. Cut and Paste: Sort It: 8 pieces to sort into Prophase or Telophase, then a sentence about what happens in anaphase.

10. Short Answers: 5 recall questions with 4 lines each.

11. Explain It: 3 short situations (one cell dividing once, a scraped knee that heals, a claim about when the DNA is copied) with 5 or 6 lines each and sentence starters.

Built For The Student Holding The Page

A big "My name" line, one short instruction, body text at 11 point or larger, answer boxes you can type in or write in, and writing lines at a size that fits middle school handwriting. There are no cartoon characters or baby-ish borders. Nothing on a student page is written for an adult; the keys, tracker and notes are on separate teacher pages. The file prints clean in black and white.

No Guessing The Answer

Wherever a student picks among printed spots (the lettered choices, the order of true and false, the order of the cut pieces) the position of the right answer is checked in code so it does not sit in the same spot three times in a row.

Type In, Or Print

The name line, every answer box, blank and writing line is a type-in field in any PDF reader: click one, type, then save. The same goes for the tracker, the class grid, the progress note and the family page. This is a fillable PDF; it is not a Google Slides or PowerPoint file. The graph and the cut-and-paste sort are for pencil and scissors.

Who This Is For

Middle school science classes, resource rooms, co-taught classrooms and special education teachers who need a complete mitosis unit at grades 6-8 content with room for support: a word box, sentence starters and a reference page. It can be used as a unit, as stations, or one page a day.

What This Is, And What It Is Not

A mitosis worksheet set with the record-keeping around it. The science is the standard middle school textbook version. It is not a timed test, a screener, a clinical tool, or a claim about any student's age or rate of progress. There is no IEP goal language or eligibility wording anywhere in the file.