Tried and True: Osmosis and Diffusion Through a Semipermeable Membrane

by: Kathleen (Bihr) Brooks

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue covers engaging ways to help students understand the concepts of osmosis and diffusion and semipermeable membranes in cells.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2011Stock # ss11_035_03_53Volume 035Issue 03

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Ruth Lehmann Hutson (Westmoreland, KS)
Ruth Lehmann Hutson (Westmoreland, KS)

A great discrepant event involving diffusion

Both the student lab and the teacher demonstration are designed to get students thinking about how the process of diffusion occurs. The author does a great job explaining not only how to do... See More

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