English National Curriculum Science
Mission Objectives
Explain how water and nutrients are transported
Define osmosis and diffusion
Explain the importance of diffusion and osmosis
Enquiry Approach - Comparative / fair testing
Conducting a test that controls all but one variable to answer a scientific question.
Enquiry Skill - Setting up tests
Carefully following a method and using equipment accurately to carry out a scientific enquiry. The method may be designed by teachers or children themselves.
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Words and meanings to learn
diffusion
the movement of substances from high to low concentration
absorb
to take in or soak up
osmosis
the movement of water from high to low concentration
concentration
how much of a substance is present
nutrient
a substance essential for life and growth
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Resources: Demonstration: 2 eggs, water, sugar, 2 glasses, gummy bears, different liquids (milk, cola/soda, distilled water, sugar and salt) and beakers/cups/test tubes.
Core Handout (2): An investigation sheet for the children to record their question, hypothesis, method, results, analysis and conclusion.
Stretch Handout (3): Children can use the Core Handout to record their investigation or write up their experiment independently. The stretch handout asks children to draw and record the results of the egg diffusion and osmosis experiment.
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