To show an understanding of mitosis and the overall cell cycle, our science class split up into small groups of three to four and create a demonstration by taking pictures of models we make by using string, beads and pipe cleaners. The pipe cleaners were meant to represent chromosomes and chromatids. The chromatids were created by tying two pipe cleaners of the same color and length together to show duplication. The beads that were attached to the pipe cleaners reference DNA molecules. The pink string was used as borders like the nucleus and nuclear membrane, while the white yarn was used to show spindle fibers. One mistake that was made during the process was that the spindle fibers had been attached to the ends of each chromosome and chromatid, while they should have been attached to the center.

The cell starts off as itself, a cell membrane, nucleus and chromosomes. Then, it enters interphase, where the DNA goes through asexual reproduction and replicates itself, causing the chromomsomes to become sister chromatids.

During the next stage, mitosis, the cell goes through four stages. The first is the early prophase, in which spindle fibers are formed and attach themselves from one end of the cell to a sister chromatid and the nucleus disappears.

During the second step of mitosis, the chromosomes all ligne up in the center of the cell.

The third step, anaphase, where the spindle fibers pull apart the sister chromatids to opposite sides of the cell, creating two groups of identical chromosomes in both halves.

The final phase of mitosis, telophase, is where the spindle fibers disappear and two new nuclear membranes form, surrounding and completely separating the two groups of chromosomes.

During the final phase of the cells reproduction, cytokinesis, the cell completely divides into two daughter cells, marking the end of the cycle.