- OBSERVE OSMOSIS || Study the movement of water and nutrients across a cell membrane and observe osmosis using plant tissue! Investigate the relationship between surface area and volume as it relates to cells and diffusion
- ENGAGING ACTIVITY || Experiment examines the concept of molarity and how it relates to osmotic potential and movement of water. Demonstrates how cell size and shape affect overall rate of nutrient intake and water elimination
- EXCELLENT FOR REMOTE LEARNING || Great for Distance Learning and home schooling - kit includes instruction manual, worksheets and enough materials for 4 groups of students
- MATERIALS INCLUDED || Kit includes agar, bromothymol blue concentrate, hydrochloric acid, agar block casting trays, plastic cups, knives and stirrers, metric rulers, dialysis tubing, microscope slides, coverslips, cork borer, food coloring and sodium, glucose and ovalbumin and sucrose QuickSolutions to make the 6 different solutions required for the experiment
Study the movement of water and nutrients across a cell membrane and observe osmosis using plant tissue! Investigate the relationship between surface area and volume as it relates to cells and diffusion. Examine the concept of molarity and how it relates to osmotic potential and the movement of water. Through this experiment, learners will also be able to explain how cell size and shape affect the overall rate of nutrient intake and water elimination. Students will also use the plant tissue to determine the molarities of unknown solutions based on the direction and degree of water movement.
Great for distance learning and home schooling - kit includes safety data sheets, instruction manual, worksheets and enough materials for 4 groups of students.
Kit Includes:
- 25g Agar
- 8mL Bromothymol Blue Concentrate
- 25mL 2.0M Hydrochloric Acid
- 4 Agar Block Casting Trays
- 4 Plastic Cups, 5oz
- 4 Plastic Knives
- 4 Plastic Stirrers
- 4 Metric Rulers
- 20 pc. Dialysis Tubing
- 24 Plastic Cups, 7oz
- 1 package of Microscope Slides
- 1 package of Coverslips
- 1 Cork Borer
- Sucrose QuickSolution (to make 500mL of 1.0M solution)
- Sodium chloride QuickSolution (to make 500mL of 1.0M solution)
- Glucose QuickSolution (to make 500mL of 1.0M solution)
- Ovalbumin QuickSolution (to make 500mL of 5.0% solution)
- Food coloring set (red, blue, yellow, green)
- Sucrose QuickSolution set to make:
- 500mL of 0.2M Solution (Solution #3)
- 500mL of 0.4M Solution (Solution #2)
- 500mL of 0.6M Solution (Solution #5)
- 500mL of 0.8M Solution (Solution #1)
- 500mL of 1.0M Solution (Solution #4)
- 500mL Distilled Water (Solution #6)
Required Materials (not included): Paper Towels, Distilled or Deionized Water, Electronic Balance, Large Onion (red and purple onions work particularly well), Fine-point Forceps/Tweezers, Microscope, Potatoes/Yams
Innovating Science Small Group Learning kits are designed to offer engaging activities and educational content to for teachers to use with small groups or to distribute to remote students, or for parents with learners at home. Kits incorporate applied math and science principles into home school and distance learning projects.
Safety Data Sheet
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Engineering Practices
4 groups
Items Needed
Not included in the kit:
Paper towels
Distilled or deionized water
Electronic balance
Large onion (red and purple onions work particularly well)
Fine-point forceps/tweezers
Microscopes
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, or yams
Kit Specs
Comes with instructionsRegulated: Small quantity exemption 173.4
Country of Origin: US
Harm Code: 9023.00.000
CA Prop Warning Statement: WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Lead and lead compounds, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
