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Wouldn't it be great to learn about cells through osmosis? Introduce learners to the different mechanisms of active and passive transport with a video that shows how the different transports occur across the cell membrane, allowing only certain substances in and out of the cell.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
NGSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Use the video to support concepts by showing it after teaching and discussing transport across cell membranes
- Stop video when learners have questions to reteach a concept, then replay parts of the video
Classroom Considerations
- Video refers to "ridiculously drunk people not being able to get into a club" in an analogy of the permeability of a membrane
- Video five in a series of 40
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Great visuals show different transports of substances across a membrane
- The narrator has a dry, witty humor which will keep high school learners engaged
- Interesting segment on Jens Christian Skou who discovered the sodium-potassium pump
Cons
- Contains a plethora of vocabulary which may be difficult for some learners