A+P Cell Diffusion Lab

Communication

Communication-Collaboration: During the Cell diffusion lab I had to communicate with my peers and group mates to agree on the observations and errors in our lab. 2 people in the group did one experiment while the other 2 did a different experiment. At the end of each experiment we collaborated and communicated our insights on the experiment while analyzing both beakers. I collaborated with my peers to get the right information on the experiments that I didn’t have much information on and I shared my insight with my peers on the experiment me and my partner did. The experiment we did had some errors, our starch and IKI water solution had not diffused properly and or cell was left with the starchy white colour with a little hue of blue. I communicated with my group members and noted that our looked different then the other cells that our classmates had done. We talked to the teacher and worked out what went wrong, we had not twisted the cell enough to allow proper diffusion and we had not tied the ends of the cell tight enough. I communicated this error within the conclusion, and I made sure to inform my group members about it so they could also include it in their writing so they would not get marks off. I also communicated this error I the qualitative observations. I stated that the cell was still partially cloudy and that the molecules had not diffused across the membrane properly.

Critical Thinking: While doing the Cell Diffusion Lab in A+P, I had to use my critical thinking skills when we noticed that the experiment was done incorrectly. We had not tied the ends of the cell tight enough which caused the molecules to not diffuse properly. To insure we would not lose marks I wrote that error in the conclusion and in the questions. I used evidence from the experiment drew a conclusion with the data and analysis. I also had to use my critical thinking to decide what way the molecules diffused. The IKI solution had turned part of the cell blue, which means the IKI solution diffused into the cell. In the glucose experiment, I had to determine where the glucose and water diffused. The cell had grown in size and mass so I determined that the water had diffused into the cell The glucose test strips indicate that the glucose had diffused out of the cell and into the water. I use these analysis and observations to write up a conclusion as well.