Activity Overview
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore asexual and sexual reproduction.
Objectives
- Students will compare asexual and sexual reproduction.
- Students will identify the advantages/disadvantages of each type of reproduction.
Vocabulary
- Asexual reproduction
- Sexual reproduction
- Gametogenesis
- Gametes
- Offspring
- Diploid
- Haploid
About the Lesson
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to explore asexual and sexual reproduction.
As a result, students will…
- Explore the differences between asexual and sexual reproduction.
- Simulate each type of reproduction and compare one process to the other.
- Identify the advantages/disadvantages of each.
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