Mitosis vs. meiosis - the great debate on the Crispell 8 gold team

The eighth-grade Living Environment students at Crispell on the gold team completed a debate recently in class. The topic to debate: which cellular process is more important – mitosis or meiosis.

Two groups of students - four on the left and three on the right - stand in front of a classroom to debate. In the center is a slide that says Mitosis vs. Meiosis. One student near the center is reading from a piece of paper.

Students were split into debate teams and assigned their debate topic. They then had to introduce their topic, research a minimum of four supporting facts, determine a potential counterclaim and use their persuasive writing skills to write a rebuttal.

Two groups of students - four on the left and four on the right - stand in front of a classroom to debate. In the center is a slide that says Mitosis vs. Meiosis.

Students presented their debates in front of the class. The winning team of Tia Thai, Shayla DeGeorge and Molly Moran won a small prize as well as the pride of knowing that they have defended a cellular process and persuaded the group to support them, all scientifically.

Two groups of students - three on the left and four on the right - stand in front of a classroom to debate. In the center is a slide that says Mitosis vs. Meiosis.

This project helped the students to review cellular processes before the upcoming midterm exams!

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Mitosis vs. meiosis – the great debate on the Crispell 8 gold team