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Diffusion Across a Selectively Permeable Membrane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate how water passes through cell membranes. In this biology lesson, students differentiate osmosis and diffusion. They illustrate the movement of water in both processes.
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Observing Osmosis in a Chicken Egg

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders develop a hypothesis and explain what they observed on an activity.  In this investigative lesson students observe osmosis and report their data using a graph. 
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My Great-Grandmother's Gourd

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read the book My Great-Grandmother's Gourd and answer short answer questions about the change of culture in the book. In this culture lesson plan, 6th graders discover culture diffusion, invention, and innovation.
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"SMART" Science

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore science topics using a SMART board. In this respiration lesson, 7th graders see how and why cells use cellular respiration. They see a cellular respiration recipe on the SMART board and watch as the cells produce...
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Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop the concept of diffusion. For this science lesson plan, students demonstrate diffusion of molecules of matter in various states.
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Organizer
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Passive and Active Transport

For Students 9th - 12th
In this transport learning exercise, students compare and contrast the characteristics and examples of active transport and passive transport. This learning exercise has 1 graphic organizer and 11 short answer questions.
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Internal Systems and Regulation

For Students 7th - 9th
In this internal systems and regulation worksheet, students correctly decide if given statements are true or false. Students apply information learned about the circulatory system to the given statements to determine statements of truth...
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Water and Diffusion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this water and diffusion activity, students will explore the characteristics of water and the water molecule. Students will also answer questions about diffusion and the movement of materials due to concentration differences. This...
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How Cells Do Their Jobs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cells worksheet, students will review cell characteristics and structure and different types of cells and what role they play in the body. Students will investigate experimental results of the influence of sucrose on the...
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Cell Transport

For Students 9th
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders describe what osmosis is and how it explains the fact tat a watery syrup forms when you put sugar on strawberries. Then they describe how proteins made by ribosomes leave the cell. Students also...
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Osmosis and Diffusion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science worksheet, learners investigate the cell and the process of osmosis and diffusion across the cell membrane and then perform an experiment.
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Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are asked how does odors move around without energy? They relate concentration gradients, diffusion, and equilbrium and predict water movement into and out of cells. Students are shown a demonstration where the teacher sprays...
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Osmosis

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners explore diffusion and active transport. They observe the effects of eggs in vinegar and predict what will happen when eggs are placed in corn syrup with food coloring. Students complete worksheets which lead them to describe...
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Diffusion

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students describe and illustrate the process of diffusion in selelctively permeable cell membranes. They are asked to respond to what they think will happen when food coloring is dropped in a bowl of water. Other activities will be...
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Diffusion & Osmosis with Data Analysis

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore principles governing diffusion and osmosis. Students perform a dialysis tubing experiment. They obtain core samples of potato in varying concentrations of sugar-water to measure water potential of the potato cells. Data...
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EggCELLent Diffusion

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine and discuss the concepts of diffusion and osmosis. They observe the effects of diffusion on eggs by recording the change in an egg's size and the amount of liquid substance that remains.
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How Does Cell Size And Shape Affect Transport of Materials

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore concepts of surface area, volume, and ratios, create spreadsheets to aid organization of data collected and provide graphing capabilities, and use NIH Imaging to enable calculations of microscopic organisms.
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Diffusion of Molecules

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the process for diffusion of molecules. In this chemistry lesson, students understand molecular movement, develop skills for a chemistry investigation, develop skills in making hypotheses, develop observational skills, and...
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Diffusion an Osmosis

For Students 6th - 7th
For this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues that relate to diffusion and osmosis. Students then complete the 20 question crossword using the given clues.
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Active Transport

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this active transport worksheet, students review the cellular process of active transport including the structures and functions of the cell organelles involved. This worksheet has 28 fill in the blank statements.
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Science Vocabulary

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms relating to types of cells. There are 13 biology terms located in the word search.
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The Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to cells of the body. There are 31 biology terms located in the word search.
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Cells and Microscopes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, learners locate and identify various vocabulary terms relating to cells and microscopes listed on the right. There are 26 biology terms located in the word search.
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Indoor Air Pollutant Sensing LAB: Peppermint Diffusion

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students engage in an experiment for the scientific concept of diffusion of particles. There are instructions for classroom set up prior to conduction of the activity. Students sit in the classroom that is filled with the smell of...