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Investigating Osmosis in Chickens' Eggs Lesson PlanInvestigating Osmosis in Chickens' Eggs Lesson Plan
Publisher
Nuffield Foundation
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Number of Slides
24
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Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Scientific Equipment
Year
2011
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Investigating Osmosis in Chickens' Eggs

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You might not be able to learn through osmosis, but you sure can observe it! Scholars observe and measure osmosis using chicken eggs. They control for multiple variables to determine which variables have an impact and how the impact appears.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

osmosis, eggs

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as many eggs as possible, so you can test the solution ratio, time, and temperature in separate trials

Classroom Considerations

  • De-shell eggs prior to class following the provided instructions
  • Assumes prior knowledge of permeability

Pros

  • Provides teaching tips to help the lesson go smoothly
  • Analysis requires higher level thinking skills

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RST.9-10.3 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.3 RST.11-12.4

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