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SCIENCE
First Quarter – Module 4B
Saturated Solutions

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SCIENCE – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
First Quarter – Module 1: Saturated Solutions
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Science
First Quarter – Module 4B
Saturated Solutions

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Introductory Message

For the learner:

Welcome to the Science 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on (Saturated
Solutions)!

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Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner is capable and
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What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in this
module.

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check what you already know about the lesson
to take. If you get all the answers correct
(100%), you may decide to skip this module.

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current lesson with the previous one.

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introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the answers
to the exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.

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 What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank
sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will help

you transfer your new knowledge or skill into
real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level

of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

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you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

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The
References This is a list of all sources used in developing
this module.
following are some reminders in using this module:

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Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included in
the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and in checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
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We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
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 Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1

What I Know ---------------- 2

What’s In ---------------- 5
What’s New ---------------- 7
What is It ---------------- 8
What’s More ---------------- 12
What I Have Learned ---------------- 13
What I Can Do ---------------- 15
Assessment ---------------- 19
Additional Activities ---------------- 23
Answer Key ---------------- 27
References ---------------- 29

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 What I Need to Know

We are living with solutions. It may be natural or artificial. We are not aware
that we are dependent on solutions. The air we breathe is a solution of different gases.
The water we drink is a solution of dissolved oxygen and minerals in water. The food
that we eat contains solutions which play a significant role in our daily lives. There are
different types of solutions. It could be unsaturated solutions, saturated solutions, and
supersaturated solutions.

This module is introduced to you in order to understand what is saturated

solution. The goal of this module is to give you a chance to prepare some saturated
solutions so that you will have a real experience.

After going through this module, you are expected to investigate properties of
saturated solution (S7MT-le-f-4)

Specifically you are also expected to:

1. explain when a solution is considered to be a saturated solution;

2. investigate the properties of saturated solution;
3. prepare a simple saturated solution; and
4. cite beneficial and non-beneficial effects of saturated solution in our daily lives.

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 What I Know

Multiple Choice
Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter in
your science activity notebook.
1. It is the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in the solvent.
A. Salt solution C. Saturated solution
B. Sugar solution D. Unsaturated solution
2. Which of the following is NOT an example of saturated solution?
A. Pepper and sand mixed in water.
B. The Earth’s soil is saturated with nitrogen.
C. Mixing powdered soap into water until it will no longer dissolve.
D. Salts can saturate water when there is no more ability to dissolve them.
3. If you were handed a beaker containing a clear solution (with no solid solute at
the bottom), and asked to identify it as saturated solution, what simple test could
you perform to determine the answer?
A. Evaporate solvent from a solution.
B. Add water to the solution.
C. Put a beam of light to the solution.
D. Add a small amount of solute and stir. If the solute does not
dissolve, then the solution is saturated.
4. Which of the following shows how to make saturated solution?
A. Solution containing less solute.
B. Solution containing the greater amount of solute.
C. Solution containing the maximum amount of solute.
D. All of the above.
5. How could you tell that a solution has reached its saturation point?
A. When the solute stops dissolving.
B. When the solute continues to dissolve.

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 C. When the solute seems to disappear.
D. You could add more solute to the solution.
6. At 20 ºC, the maximum amount of NaCl (table salt) that will dissolve in 100g
of water is 36.0 g. If more NaCl (table salt) is added past that point,
what will happen to NaCl (table salt)?
A. The NaCl raises the boiling point of a solvent.
B. The NaCl will not dissolve because the solution is saturated.
C. The NaCl will constantly dissolve in the saturated solution.
D. The NaCl could still be added to the solvent and dissolving would still
occur.
7. What is the evidence that a solution is saturated?
A. The solution is homogeneous.
B. Solute particles dissolve in the solvent.
C. Solute particles affect the boiling temperature of water.
D. The presence of excess solute which can no longer dissolve.
8. What happens when you add more solute to a saturated solution?
A. The solute no longer dissolves. B. The temperature decreases.
C. The solute still dissolves. D. The temperature increases.
9. Which beaker/s represent/s saturated solution/s?

A. A only B. A and B C. B and C D. A and D

10. A sample below is a saturated solution. If you are going to add a small
amount of solute and stir, what will happen to the solute?
A. The solute dissolves.
B. The temperature decreases.
C. The temperature increases.
D. The additional solute would not dissolve.

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11. A sample below is an unsaturated solution. If you are going to add a small
amount of solute and stir, what will happen to the solute?
A. The solute will dissolve.
B. The solute will not dissolve.
C. The solute will disappear.
D. There will be no change.
12. Which of the following statement is NOT correct about saturated solution?
A. A solution has reached its saturation point, when the solute stops
dissolving.
B. The presence of excess solute which can no longer dissolve, is an
evidence that a solution is saturated.
C. If you are going to add more solute to a saturated solution, the
additional solute will dissolve.
D. A saturated solution is a solution in which no more solute can be
dissolved in the solvent.
For items 13-15, refer to the given choices below.

A. salt solution.
B. sugar solution.
C. saturated solution.
D. unsaturated solution.

13. You add 1 teaspoon of sugar and see all the sugar dissolves quickly. The
solution at this point is __________
14. You add 1 teaspoon of sugar and see that all of the sugar dissolved. The
solution at this point is _________
15. You add 1 more teaspoon of sugar and even after stirring, there’s exactly 1
teaspoon of sugar on the bottom of the glass. The solution at this point is
__________

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 What’s In

Solutions are homogeneous mixtures formed by the physical combination of

solutes and solvents.

From your previous lesson, you have prepared a solution called saturated
solution. You have learned that in an unsaturated solution, all solutes were completely
dissolved by the solvent leaving no traces of solutes. In this lesson we will investigate
what will happen if we add more solutes in an unsaturated solution.

Activity 1

Sugar Pa More!

Instructions: Based on the illustration below, identify the solute, solvent and the

appearance of the solution. Write your answer in your science

activity notebook.

1. The solute: _________________________

2. The solvent: _________________________

3. Describe the appearance of the sugar solution._______________________

4. How would you compare this solution from your activity in unsaturated solution?
_________________________________________________________

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 What’s New

Activity 2

A. What’s the Word?

Instructions: Read the sentences and identify the adjective that commonly
describe some words in the sentences below.
1. A few people had to wait since the elevator holds a maximum weight of 1,000
pounds.
2. What is your maximum distance ever walked?
3. The maximum number of students in our class in English Language
Program is 20.
4. The maximum height for airplanes carrying passengers is 45,000 feet.
5. The car has a maximum speed of 120 mph.
What’s the word?______________ (write your answer in your science activity
notebook)
B. Wordpool
Instructions: Pick up the words that are synonymous or having the same meaning to
the word maximum. Find them in the wordpool below. Write your answers in your
science activity notebook.

highest WORDPOOL
largest

greatest biggest minimum

lower most

Congratulations you did it!

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 What is It

Saturated solution is a solution that contains the maximum amount of solute

that can be dissolved in a given amount of solvent. This state is when the solution has
reached a point in which no more solute can be dissolved.
Sometimes at home we include instant coffee, juice, soft drinks, and tea as part
of our breakfast, lunch or dinner or even snacks. Some take coffee drink during
conversations, meetings etc. These are all forms of solutions particularly unsaturated
solutions. But what happens if you increase the amount of sugar that you added to
your coffee? Will it taste good? Will it be beneficial to our health?

Activity 3

How to Make Saturated Solution?

Instructions: Perform the activity by following the procedures stated below. Copy
Table 1. Write your observations and answers to the questions
in your science activity notebook.

After performing this activity you will be able to:

1. Determine the maximum amount of solid solute dissolves in a given amount of

solvent?
2. Describe the appearance of a saturated solution.

Materials needed

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 • refined sugar • ½ glass of water
• tablespoon • 1 transparent drinking glass
• 1 stirrer (may be spoon, chopstick, and hard straw or coffee stirrer)
Procedure

Write your answers in your scie nce

Half glass of water

1. Add 1 table spoon of sugar into a half glass of water and stir. Observe what
happens.
2. Continue adding tablespoons of sugar until no more sugar is dissolved in
water.

Table 1
Amount of Does the sugar dissolve Describe the
Step sugar added completely in water? appearance of the
to a half glass Write Yes or No solution. Write
of water Clear or Not clear
YES NO Clear Not clear

1 ________? _______ _______ _______ _______

2 ________? _______ _______ _______ _______

3 ________? _______ _______ _______ _______

4 ________? _______ _______ _______ _______

5 ________? _______ _______ _______ _______

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 6 ________? _______ _______ _______ _______

Q1. So how many table spoons of sugar have you added until the sugar is
no longer dissolved.? This is now the maximum amount of sugar that
will completely dissolve in a half glass of water. What do you think is the
solution formed?
Answer:_____________________________________________________

Q2. Now that you have reached the saturation point, what is your evidence
that the solution is saturated?
Answer:______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

Q3. What is your conclusion about a saturated solution?

Answer:_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

What’s More

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Activity 4

Stir Me

Instructions: Identify whether the solution has reached its saturated status or not. Put
√ if the solution process has reached saturated status and put ᵡ if the solution process
has not yet reached the saturated status. Write your answers in your science activity
notebook.

_____1. Mix a pack of tea powder with water in a glass pitcher and stir. The tea
powder dissolved in the water.
_____2. Add one tablespoon of sugar in the tea solution and stir. All of the sugar
crystals were dissolved.
_____3. Add more table spoon of sugar and stir. After stirring, you observed that
there were crystals of sugar undissolved.
_____4. After tasting your tea, you decide it is still not sweet enough and add
another table spoon of sugar. After stirring, you observed that there were
few sugar crystals not dissolved and settled at the bottom of the glass
pitcher.

Congratulations! You did it !

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 What I Have Learned

Complete the Concept Map

Instructions: Copy the concept map in your science activity notebook. Using the
word Bank below. Fill in the blank spaces in the concept map with
the appropriate word or words.

Solution

Substance that is being Substance that dissolves

dissolved by another substance. the other substance

1. ___________ 2. ___________

The maximum amount of solute is

dissolved in a given amount of solvent.

3. ____________________

Evidences that a solution is saturated.

4. __________________ 5. __________________

Word Bank
Solute Solvent Saturated solution
Undissolved solute Solute stops dissolving

Wow you did it again!

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 What I Can Do

Which is Which?

Instructions: Perform the activity by following the procedures stated below.

Copy Table 2 in your science activity notebook and write
your observations and answers of the questions.

Materials needed:

• refined sugar • hot water

• teaspoon • 3 transparent drinking glass
 coffee

Procedure
1. Dissolve the coffee with hot water carefully.

2. Prepare 3 drinking glasses and mark them Glass A, Glass B, and Glass C.

3. Pour the hot coffee mixture into the three drinking glasses.

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Careful the
coffee mixture
is HOT)

4. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar to glass A and stir.

Add 2 teaspoon of sugar to glass B and stir.

Add 4 teaspoon of sugar to glass C and stir.

After stirring the coffee with sugar, taste each glass of coffee drink.

Careful the coffee is HOT

Table 2
Coffee Does the sugar What is the Which do you prefer to
solution dissolve? taste of the drink, glass A, glass B,
coffee or glass C?
Yes/No
solution? Put ( √ )
Glass A
Glass B
Glass C
What is the maximum amount of sugar you added until the sugar no longer
dissolved?____________________
Which do you think is beneficial to your health? ______________________
Why?__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________.

Complete Me

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Instructions: From your everyday experience, you always observe that too much of
something is bad. All the words in the box have something to do with the bad results
causing diseases/damage in the body. Write those words in order to complete this
page. Write your answers in your science activity notebook
BOX
muscle pain damage fat tired

unhealthy injury heart risk

1. If you eat too much, you become

and

2. If you play too much, you become

3. Too much exercise can cause
pain and

4. If you take too much salt, raises your blood

pressure and your kidneys.
5. An excess of sweetened foods and beverages,
can lead to weight gain and an increased
.

Wow! You did it ….

Proverbs 25:16 If you find honey, eat just enough, too much of it, and
you will vomit.

If one does not take care in controlling their usage and if one exceeds the
appropriate capacity, it would result to unhealthy body, mind and spirit.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice.
Instructions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter in
your science activity notebook.
1. Which of the following shows how to make saturated solution?
A. Solution containing less solute.
B. Solution containing the greater amount of solute.
C. Solution containing the maximum amount of solute.
D. All of the above.
2. How could you tell that a solution reached its saturation point?
A. When the solute stops dissolving.
B. When the solute continues to dissolve.
C. When the solute seems to disappear.
D. You could add more solute to the solution.
3. At 20 ºC, the maximum amount of NaCl (table salt) that will dissolve in 100g
of water is 36.0 g. If more NaCl (table salt) is added past that point,
what will happen to NaCl (table salt)?
A. The NaCl raises the boiling point of a solvent.
B. The NaCl will not dissolve because the solution is saturated.
C. The NaCl will constantly dissolve in the saturated solution.
D. The NaCl could still be added to the solvent and dissolving would
still occur.
4. What is the evidence that a solution is saturated?
A. The solution is homogeneous.
B. Solute particles dissolve in the solvent.
C. Solute particles affect the boiling temperature of water.
D. The presence of excess solute which can no longer dissolve.

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5. What happens when you add more solute to a saturated solution?
A. The solute no longer dissolves. C. The temperature decreases.
B. The solute still dissolves. D. The temperature increases.
6. Which beaker/s represent/s saturated solution/s?

A. A only B. A and B C. B and C D. A and D

7. A sample below is a saturated solution. If you are going to add a small
amount of solute and stir, what will happen to the solute?
A. The solute dissolves.
B. The temperature decreases.
C. The temperature increases.
D. The additional solute would not dissolve
8. A sample below is an unsaturated solution. If you are going to add a small
amount of solute and stir, what will happen to the solute?
A. The solute will dissolve.
B. The solute will not dissolve.
C. The solute will disappear.
D. There will be no change.
9. If you were handed a beaker containing a clear solution (with no solid solute at
the bottom), and asked to identify it as saturated solution, what simple test could
you perform to determine the answer?
A. Evaporate solvent from a solution.
B. Add water to the solution.
C. Put a beam of light to the solution.
D. Add a small amount of solute and stir. If the solute does not
dissolve, then the solution is saturated.

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10. Which of the following is NOT an example of saturated solution?
A. Pepper and sand mixed in water.
B. The Earth’s soil is saturated with nitrogen.
C. Mixing powdered soap into water until it will not dissolve.
D. Salts can saturate water when there is no more ability to dissolve
them.
11. It is the maximum amount of solute that can be dissolved in the solvent.
A. Salt solution C. Saturated solution
B. Sugar solution D. Unsaturated solution
For items 12-14, refer to the given choices below.

A. salt solution. C. saturated solution.

B. sugar solution. D. unsaturated solution.

12. You add 1 teaspoon of sugar and see all the sugar dissolves quickly. The
solution at this point is __________
13. You add 1teaspoon of sugar and see that all of the sugar dissolve. The
solution at this point is _________.
14. You add 1 more teaspoon of sugar and even after stirring, there’s exactly 1
teaspoon of sugar on the bottom of the glass. The solution at this point is
__________.
15. Which of the following statement is NOT correct about saturated solution?
A. A solution has reached its saturation point, when the solute stops
dissolving.
B. A saturated solution is a solution in which no more solute can be
dissolved in the solvent.
C. If you are going to add more solute to a saturated solution, the
additional solute will dissolve.
D. The presence of excess solute which can no longer dissolve, is an
evidence that a solution is saturated.

Good Job! You have endured the test.

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 Additional Activities

Activity 4

A. Instructions: Choose the letter of the image that best describes the

statement. Write the chosen letter in your science activity

notebook.

1. Below are pictures showing a boat with different numbers of rowers present

inside. Which among the choices is “a boat filled with rowers less than

its capacity to hold”.

A B

2. Another set of pictures below is a bus with different numbers of passengers

inside. Which among the choices is “a bus filled with passengers in its

exact capacity to hold.”

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 A B

3. The last set of pictures below is a classroom with different numbers of

students present inside. Which among the choices is “a classroom filled with

students that is more than its capacity to hold.”

A B

C
Wow! You did it again......There’ more!!!...

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B. Instructions: Complete each sentence with phrases to give the correct

meaning of the word “saturated.” Choose the phrases in the

choices below. Write your answers in your science activity

notebook.
“Saturated” typically means “full to capacity.” An example is a “saturated
sponge, which can 1._______________________. After heavy rains, the ground
becomes “saturated” with water, flooding 2. ________________ .A student who is
overwhelmed 3.______________________________________may say something like
“my brain is saturated.” 4. A saturated garden soil will help
_______________________into a healthy plant.

with new information The seedling

grow

Can hold no Can result

more water

Congratulations !!!!!!! You did it!!!!

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.
What’s In
What I Have Learned 1. sugar
What I Can DO
Complete Me 2. water
1. Solute
2. Solvent 3. The salt solution
3. Saturated
1. fat, healthy Solution
appears clear
4. Undissolved
2. tired solutes
and the same
5. Solute stops
3. muscle, injury dissolving
appearance
4. damage throughout the
5. heart risk mixture
What I Know Assessment What’s More
1. C
2. A 1. X
3. D 1. C
4. C 2. A 2. X
5. A 3. B
6. B 4. D 3. X
7. D 5. A
8. A 6. C 4. √
9. C 7. D
10. D 8. A
11. A 9. D
12. C 10. A
13. D 11. C
14. D 12. D
15. C 13. D
14. C
15. C
Answer Key
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Additional Activities
A. What’s New
1. C
A.
2. A What is the word?
3. A
Maximum
B.
1. hold no more water B.
2. can result
Wordpool
3. with new
Highest
Information
Biggest
4. the seedling
grow Greatest
 References

BOOKS

Alvie J. Asuncion, et. al, Science 7 Learner’s Material, 2017, Pasig City, Department of
Education.

Jomar Aries T. Laurente, et. al Science for the 21 st Century Learner, 2015, Makati City,
DIWA

LINKS/WEBSITES

May 19, 2020. https://chem.libretexts.org. Accessed May 25, 2020

Helmenstine, A.M. https://www.thoughtco Saturated Solution. Feb. 3, 2020. Accessed
June 15, 2020
Nov. 17, 2015. https://study.com. Saturated Solutions. Accessed June 19, 2020

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