Lesson Title: Potato Osmosis Lab Subject: SBI3C

Unit Title: Cellular Biology Time Required: 75 Minutes

Teacher Candidate: Emma Gordon Date: February 27, 2018
Mentor Teacher: Theresa Kolobaric Grade: 11C

Learning Goals (What do you want the students to know or be able to do at the end of the lesson?)
- Students will be able to investigate the structures and functions of cells using appropriate laboratory
equipment and techniques
- Students will be able to investigate the factors that influence cellular activity using appropriate laboratory
equipment and techniques
- Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic processes of cellular biology
- Students will be able to use appropriate terminology related to cellular biology
- Students will be able to investigate the effect of high concentrations of salt on the rate of diffusion of
molecules across a plasma membrane
- Students will be able to explain the important of various cellular processes in human systems
Success Criteria (What will you observe that tells you that students are successful?)
- I will be able to investigate the structures and functions of cells using appropriate laboratory equipment and
techniques
- I will be able to investigate the factors that influence cellular activity using appropriate laboratory
equipment and techniques
- I will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the basic processes of cellular biology
- I will be able to use appropriate terminology related to cellular biology
- I will be able to investigate the effect of high concentrations of salt on the rate of diffusion of molecules
across a plasma membrane
- I will be able to explain the important of various cellular processes in human systems
Accommodations (How will you meet the needs of your students? What management strategies will you use?)
English as a Second Language:
- EA support, or peer mentor
Individual Action Plan:
- Accommodations only as specified on the student’s IEP – allowing for time, number of questions etc.
Curriculum Expectations (Which expectation is the focus for your instruction?)
Overall Expectations:
B2. Investigate the structures and functions of cells, and the factors that influence cellular activity, using
appropriate laboratory equipment and techniques
B3. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic processes of cellular biology

Specific Expectations:
B2.1 Use appropriate terminology related to cellular biology
B2.2 Investigate the effect of various qualitative factors on the rate of diffusion of molecules across a plasma
membrane
B3.4 Explain the importance of various cellular processes in human systems
Assessment (How will you know that the students have achieved the learning expectation? What assessment tool will you use?)
Assessment of Learning:
- Potato Osmosis Lab
Instructional Strategies (Which teaching strategies will you use? how will you group the students?
 Independent Work  Cooperative Learning  Summarizing & Note taking  Identifying similarities/differences
 Homework & Practice  Visual & Graphic Organizers  Questions  Generating & Testing Hypotheses
 Goal setting & Feedback  Problem Solving

Lesson Template #5 1 Revised 2011

Materials Key Questions
- Potatoes - What will happen to the potato in a no salt solution,
- Rulers medium salt solution, and a high salt solution?
- Paper towel
- Salt
- Water
- Test Tubes
- Potato Osmosis Lab
- Unit Test Review Sheet

Instruction (How will the students develop the knowledge and /practice the skills?.)
Duration Activity/Task
Introduction (How will you engage and motivate the students?)
- Explain to students that they will be completing the lab they started the day before
- Instruct students to complete their observation tables on their worksheet at the lab
10 MIN stations with their partner
- After, students are to come back to their seats to complete the analysis section on their
own
- Once students are finished the analysis section they are to hand in their lab to be
marked
Lesson Steps (Describe the sequence of the lesson.)
- After explaining expectations have students go to their lab stations with their partners
60 MIN - Walk around to assist any student who has questions about their observation table
- Once students return to their seats to complete their analysis section continue to
monitor students to assist any questions regarding the lab
Conclusion (How will you wrap-up the lesson?)
5 MIN - After student’s hand in their lab, give them the review sheet for their upcoming unit
test to begin working on it until the end of class

Lesson Template #5 2 Revised 2011