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Biology Osmosis Practical

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USC Year 11 Biology students in the osmosis practical, explored the concept of osmosis by investigating the movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane. 

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Year 11 Biology

Students in Year 11 Biology designed enclosures to build skills in deconstructing complex problems to design an experiment to test the hypothesis they created. Slaters were placed in enclosures and their environmental preferences were determined.

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Year 11 Biology

Students on campus

USC Year 11 Biology class did the potato practical, where they investigated how size impacts the rate of movement of water and provide evidence to explain why cells are so small. By changing the surface area to volume ratio students were able to determine that smaller cubes had a greater percent of their mass lost compared to larger cubes. 

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