The Egg Lab

Learn about membrane transport first-hand by modeling it using eggs! In this virtual lab, you will use a shell-less egg to model osmosis through a cell membrane. The experiment investigates the movement of water when the egg is in various solutions by weighing the eggs before and after soaking.

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Topics

  • middle school
  • life science
  • next generation science standards
  • NGSS
  • osmosis
  • experiment
  • virtual lab
  • naked egg
  • vinegar egg