Group Number: ______ Section: ___________________ Date: ______________ Score: ______________

The Effect of Stirring

I. Problem: How does stirring affects how fast powdered juice dissolves?
II. Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________________________
III. Materials Needed:
 6 tablespoon powdered juice
 6 pcs plastic cups
 1 liter lukewarm water
 6 pcs spoon
 Rugs
IV. Procedure:
1. Put one (1) tablespoon of powdered juice in each of the two different transparent cups, labeled cup A and
B respectively.
2. Add 1 cup of water in each of the cups. Observe closely.
3. Stir the mixture in cup A 10 times using a spoon. Do not stir the mixture in cup B.
4. Observe what happens in each cup.
Q1: What difference do you observe between cup A and cup B?
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5. Repeat procedure 1-4 two times and fill up table 1 with your observations.
Q2: Give reason(s) why cup A dissolves faster than cup B.
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V. Experimental Design

VI. Data/Tabulations:
Write your observations on Table 1
Table 1
Trial Cup A (stirred 10 times) Cup B (not stirred)
1

VII. Conclusion:
How does stirring the powdered juice affects how fast it dissolves?
Group Number: ______ Section: ___________________ Date: ______________ Score: ______________

Size Matters!
I. Problem: How does particle size affects how fast it dissolves in water?
II. Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________________________
III. Materials Needed:
 6 pcs clear plastic cups
 6 pcs spoon
 6 tablespoon salt
 1 liter lukewarm water
 Rugs
 Mortar and pestle
IV. Procedure:
1. Crush three tablespoon of salt using a mortar and pestle.
2. Put 1 tablespoon of crushed salt in a clear plastic cup and labeled the cup as cup A.
3. Put 1 tablespoon of uncrushed salt in a clear plastic cup and labeled the cup as cup B.
4. Add 1 cup of water in each of the cups. Observe closely.
Q1: What difference do you observe between cup A and cup B?
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5. Stir the mixture ten times (10x) in cup A and in cup B simultaneously using a spoon.
6. Start the timer after stirring cup A and cup B.
7. Observe what happens in each cups.
Q2: What difference do you observe between cup A and cup B?
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8. Stir the mixture ten times (10x) in cup A and in cup B simultaneously using a spoon after every 5 minutes.
1. Stop the timer when the salt totally dissolves in each of the cups. Record your time on table 1.
9. Repeat procedure 1-9 two times and fill up table 1 below with the data you gathered.
V. Experimental Design:

VI. Data/Tabulation:
Write time the salt totally dissolves on Table 1
Table 1
Trial Time of Cup A (Crushed Salt) Time of Cup B (Uncrushed Salt)
1

3
Total
Q3: Based on what you know about dissolving, give reason(s) why cup A dissolves faster than cup B.
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VII. Conclusion
Does the size of the salt affects how fast it dissolves in water? Does the conclusion support or reject your
hypothesis?
Group Number: ______ Section: ___________________ Date: ______________ Score: ______________

The Effect of Temperature

I. Problem: How fast coffee dissolves in cold and in hot water?
II. Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________________________
III. Materials Needed:
 1 liter hot water
 1 liter cold water
 Instant coffee powder
 6pcs clear cups
 6 pcs spoons
 Rugs
 Thermometer
IV. Procedure:
1. Place 1 cup of cold water in a cup and labeled the cup as cup A. Get the temperature of the water in cup A.
2. Place 1 cup of hot water in a cup and labeled the cup as cup B. Get the temperature of the water in cup B.
3. At the same time, add 1 tablespoon of coffee to each cup.
4. Start the timer as you add the coffee in each cup.
5. Observe what happens in each cups.
Q1: What difference do you observe between cup A and cup B?
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6. Stir each cup three times (3X) after 5 seconds and observe.
7. Stir again the cups three times (3X) after 5 seconds and observe.
8. Continue stirring the mixture every 5 seconds on each cup until the coffee totally dissolves.
9. Stop the timer when the coffee totally dissolves on each cup. Record your time on table 1.
10. Repeat procedure 1-7 two times and fill up table 1 with your observations.
Q2: Give reason(s) why cup B dissolves faster than cup A.
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V. Experimental Design

VI. Data/Tabulation
Write time the coffee totally dissolves on Table 1
Table 1
Trial Time of Cup A (Cold Water) Time of Cup B (Hot Water)
Temperature of the Water: Temperature of the Water:
1

3
Total

VII. Conclusion:
Does coffee dissolves faster in hot water or in cold water? What is the best way to make “cold coffee”?
Group Number: ______ Section: ___________________ Date: ______________ Score: ______________

Nature of Solute
II. Problem: Which dissolves faster in hot and in cold water: sugar or salt?
III. Hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________________________
IV. Materials Needed:
 Hot water
 Cold water
 Salt
 Sugar
 Rugs
 Spoon
 Cups
 Thermometer
V. Procedure:
Sugar in hot and cold water
1. Place 1 cup of hot water in a cup and labeled the cup as cup A. Get the temperature of the water in cup A.
2. Place 1 cup of cold water in a cup and labeled the cup as cup B. Get the temperature of the water in cup B.
3. At the same time, add 1 tablespoon of sugar in each cup.
4. Stir the sugar in each cup for 10 seconds and observe.
Q1: What happened to the sugar?
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5. Start the timer after stirring each cup.
6. After 10 seconds, stir each cup again ten times (10X) and observe again.
Q2: What happened to the sugar?
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7. Set aside both containers.
8. After 5 minutes, observe closely the bottom of the container.
9. Stop the timer when the sugar totally dissolves on each cup. Record your time on table 1.
10. Repeat procedure 1-9 two times and fill up table 1 with your observations.
Q3: What difference do you observe between cup A and cup B?
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Salt in hot and cold water
1. Place 1 cup of hot water in a cup and labeled the cup as cup A. Get the temperature of the water in cup A.
2. Place 1 cup of cold water in a cup and labeled the cup as cup B. Get the temperature of the water in cup B.
3. At the same time, add 1 tablespoon of salt in each cup.
4. Stir the salt in each cup for 10 seconds and observe.
Q4: What happened to the salt?
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5. Start the timer after stirring each cup.
6. After 10 seconds, stir each cup again ten times (10X) and observe again.
Q5: What happened to the salt?
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7. Continue stirring the mixture every 10 seconds for 10 times on each cup until the salt totally dissolves.
8. Set aside both containers.
9. After 5 minutes, observe closely the bottom of the container.
10. Stop the timer when the salt totally dissolves on each cup. Record your time on table 2.
11. Repeat procedure 1-9 two times and fill up table 2 with your observations.
Q6: What difference do you observe between cup A and cup B?
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VI. Experimental Design
VII. Data/Tabulation
Write the time the sugar totally dissolves on Table 1
Table 1 Sugar in hot and cold water
Trial Time of Cup A (Hot Water) Time of Cup B (Cold Water)
Temperature of the Water: Temperature of the Water:
1

3
Final
Observation
Total

Write the time the salt totally dissolves on Table 2

Table 1 Salt in hot and cold water
Trial Time of Cup A (Hot Water) Time of Cup B (Cold Water)
Temperature of the Water: Temperature of the Water:
1

3
Final
Observation
Total
VIII. Conclusion:
Does temperature affect how fast sugar dissolves in water? Give the evidence based on your observations.

Does temperature affect how fast sugar dissolves in water? Give the evidence based on your observations.

Which dissolves faster in hot water: sugar or salt?