...Matthew Rice; Frackson Mumba; Laura Pottmeyer Students’ sound knowledge about osmosis can lead to their understanding of other related biological processes that require the movement of materials across cell membranes, such as photosynthesis, homeostasis, and cellular respiration. However, students...

...Aakanksha Angra; Jason Nguyen; Neel Patel; Stephanie Gutzler The concepts of osmosis and diffusion are essential to biology, and student difficulties with them are well documented, along with multiple ways of assessment and diagnosis. We add to the literature by sharing how we used drawing...

... that constraints and some guidance need to be provided to students when they design their own lab procedure in order to know what the goal of the activity is and a pathway to achieve that goal. A common way to introduce students to the concept of osmosis is to use dialysis tubing and solutions with varying...

...Arthur Louis Odom; Lloyd H. Barrow; William L. Romine Osmosis is a fundamental concept of great importance to understanding natural biological, physical, and chemical processes. We provide an instructional guide to assist instructors of advanced high school biology and college biology students...

...John R. Taylor This simple inquiry-based lab was designed to teach the principle of osmosis while also providing an experience for students to use the skills and practices commonly found in science. Students first design their own experiment using very basic equipment and supplies, which generally...

...Deanna Lankford; Patricia Friedrichsen Diffusion and osmosis are important biological concepts that students often struggle to understand. These are important concepts because they are the basis for many complex biological processes, such as photosynthesis and cellular respiration. We examine...