Osmosis [Timed]

A simulation where learners observe water movement across semi-permeable membranes in plant and animal cells, adjusting solute concentrations to explore hypotonic, hypertonic, and isotonic environments and understand the principles of osmosis.

Category: Biology
Grades: Grades 9-12
Variant: Timed
Standards: NGSS Life Science
Plays on: VRDesktopWeb

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Lab objectives and outcomes

Students will be able to differentiate between hypotonic, hypertonic, and isotonic solutions based on their observed effect on water movement in virtual plant and animal cells.
Students will be able to apply their understanding of solute concentration to induce specific osmotic effects (e.g., turgor, plasmolysis, lysis) in virtual plant and animal cells.
Students will be able to explain how the semi-permeable nature of cell membranes regulates water transport in response to different external solute concentrations.

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