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Worksheet
Curated OER

Investigating Osmosis

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
A thorough investigation of cell transport is provided when completing the assignment. The first half requires biology class members to answer questions about diffusion and osmosis with the aid of diagrams. Then they fashion an...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Diffusion across a Selectively Permeable Membrane

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Lab groups fill a section of dialysis tubing with glucose and starch solutions and suspend it in a water bath. They use iodine as a starch indicator and a glucose test strip to find out if either of the materials crossed the selectively...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Osmosis and Dialysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How do you engage pupils in a discussion about osmosis without leaving them overwhelmed? By providing them with the tools to perform an exciting experiment, and they will see osmosis in action! Young chemists and biologists use...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Semipermeable Membranes and Bioaccumulation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Beginning biologists place a drop of food coloring into water of differing temperatures to observe the effect on the diffusion rate. They remove the shells from raw eggs and then experiment with osmosis over the remaining membranes....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thirsty Rocks: Please "Porous" a Drink!

For Teachers 4th - 10th
A simple activity goes a long way in demonstrating the property of porosity to your rock hounds. They will mass a specimen of dry sandstone and then soak it in a pre-measured amount of water. After seven minutes, they once again measure...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Membrane Potential

For Students 9th - 12th
Give this summary of 16 pages of a text to your class to deepen understanding of cell permeability, diffusion, ions, and more. The handout portion includes vocabulary clarifications, detailed color diagrams, and important information;...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The"Dirt" on Soil

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners examine the three different types of soil and their physical properties.  In this soil lesson students design and implement a model of a water treatment plant. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Activity #4 Ground Water Model In a Jar

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students devlop a model, which they illustrate a water table and allow for the discussion of common terms and illustrate what those terms mean. They comprehend that a flow rates, removal of contaminants, and the amount of water stored...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Diffusion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this diffusion worksheet, learners review the terms associated with diffusion and osmosis plus answer questions based on a passive transport lab they completed. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Navvies/ Canals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the concept of water permeability in order to help find the best material to line a canal. The goal is to find a material that does not allow water to escape. They also conduct an experiment and record the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's The Level?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the movement of the water table and saturation zones. They describe the movements of the water table and locate the saturation zones. Students identify the function of each saturation zone. They develop a model of the...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Water and Wind

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive tutorial discusses the flow of water on the surface and below the surface. You will learn about the causes and actions of wind, and how water and wind move sediment.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Fast Does Water Travel Through Soils?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students measure the permeability of different types of soils, compare results and realize the importance of size, voids and density in permeability response.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Ferromagnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Georgia State University provides a good overview of ferromagnetic materials, introducing concepts such as magnetic domains, hysteresis, the curie temperature, and magnetostriction.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Magnetic Properties of Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Georgia State University contains a good overview of some of the magnetic properties that are common to all materials, such as susceptibility and permeability, and then specific discussion of both diamagnetic and...
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Ground Water Aquifers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Resource is a brief explanation of an aquifer and how they work. This article also touches upon artesian wells. A picture and a fun activity to illustrate the concept of an artesian well are included. Click Home to access the site in...
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Handout
Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: Diffusion Across a Selectively Permeable Membrane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Diffusion across a Selectively Permeable Membrane lab, along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF or Word formats. Main teaching points include...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Permeability

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides a concise definition of magnetic permeability given in terms of magnetic flux density and magnetic field strength.