An osmosis science experiment

By: Sadie Raddatz

Have a science project to do, but want to stand out a bit and not have to work that hard? Using eggs to show the effects of osmosis is a fun and really easy way to get an A on that project. Eggs without their hard shell are a really good representation of a cell, only way larger. The egg will show you exactly what osmosis is and what it does to a cell. You won’t even have to look through a microscope.

 

Material needed:

2 eggs

A container large enough to hold the eggs, something clear preferred, for better observation.

Corn syrup

Vinegar

Water

A large spoon

 

Directions:

Soak the eggs in vinegar. Soaking the eggs in vinegar will dissolve the hard shell covering the egg.

Leave the eggs for two days or until the shells are completely dissolved.

Remove eggs and gently rinse. Be very careful; if not, egg yolks will pop and it’ll be a mess.

Put an egg in the corn syrup and the other one in the water.

Leave for 24 hours.

Once finished, gently rinse eggs.

Switch the egg into the other solution. So, put the egg in syrup into the water and water into the syrup.

Record the data. Take pictures, write out your hypothesis, and everything else that is required.

 

If you want to actually bring the eggs to class and have an actual visual of the eggs, just repeat the steps. This science project is really fun and really easy to do.