Name ___________________________________________________ Date ________________________________ Period ________________
The Naked Egg Lab Report (Graded!)
What was the question that you wanted to answer?
How can an egg be used to prove that osmosis has occurred?
Information to support your explanation
EVIDENCE from this investigation
CLAIM that answers your question based on the
evidence
List evidence of osmosis.
I know that osmosis occurred because when I put the
Mass of the egg in vinegar (Day 3): __________ (grams)
egg in corn syrup it ___________________________
Mass of the egg in corn syrup: __________ (grams)
and when the egg was left in water it _____________
Mass of the egg in water: __________ (grams)
__________________________________________.
Explanation = Claim + Evidence + Reasoning
_____Claim_____ because _____Evidence + Reasoning (may include prior knowledge)___.
I know that osmosis occurred because (STATE YOUR CLAIM) _______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AND I have evidence (STATE YOUR EVIDENCE) that shows _______________________________________________________
Osmosis is ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
Math & Science Collaborative, Science Teacher Leadership Academy, Part I: Immersion into Inquiry
adapted from: McNeill K.L. et al., 2004. Supporting Students’ Construction of Scientific Explanations