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Freezing Point Depression: Why Don’t Oceans Freeze?
Can you go ice fishing in the ocean? Learners examine the freezing point of different saltwater solutions. Each solution has a different concentration of salt. By comparing the freezing points graphically, they make conclusions...
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Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Why Does Water Dissolve Sugar?
Lesson plan in which students design an experiment to determine if different types of liquids affect the amount of dissolution of an M&M candy shell.
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Inquiry in Action: M&m's in Different Sugar Solutions
An activity to investigate the factors that affect the rate of a substance dissolving. In this activity, students see if the rate of dissolving of the M&M coat is changed by the amount of sugar already dissolved in water. This...
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Inquiry in Action: Dissolving a Substance in Different Liquids
This activity investigates the question of whether colored sugar dissolves at the same rate in water, vegetable oil, and alcohol. This lesson includes teacher information and student activity sheet.