Help your class come up with a procedure for comparing the dissolving rates of colored candy coating in different temperatures of water. If you are placing importance on controlled variables with your class, make sure that they use equal amounts of the varied temperature water samples. Also, take a look at the other lessons within this mini unit and its parent unit for a more complete investigation of dissolving.

Concepts

thermal energy, energy

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Additional Tags

thermal energy, dissolving rate, science

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Pros

• Demonstrates a foundational concept in physical science regarding thermal energy
• Well-written lesson plan and background material provided

Cons

• The steps of the scientific method are not incorporated into this lesson; you might want to have learners write their own lab reports rather than the included worksheet