LAB SAFETY RULES
1. Follow Instructions
2. Wear Safety Gear
3. Handle Equipment Carefully
4. No Eating or Drinking
5. Avoid Direct Contact
6. Keep Work Area Tidy
7. Never Mix Chemicals Unsupervised
8. Report Accidents Immediately
9. Wash Hands After the Experiment
10. No Running or Playing in the Lab
These rules help maintain a safe and productive learning environment while conducting experiments!
Materials (per group):
Three clear plastic cups
Water (at room temperature)
Sugar cubes (3)
Granulated sugar (about 1 teaspoon)
Spoon or stirring rod
Stopwatch or timer
Experiment 1: Comparing Sugar Cube and Granulated Sugar
1. Fill two plastic cups with the same amount of water (about half a cup).
2. Place one sugar cube in the first cup. Start the timer. Observe how long it takes for the sugar cube
to completely disappear. Record the time in the results table. Do not stir this cup.
3. Place the granulated sugar in the second cup. Start the timer. Observe how long it takes for the
granulated sugar to completely disappear. Record the time in the results table. Do not stir this
cup.
Experiment 2: The Effect of Stirring
1. Fill a clean plastic cup with the same amount of water as before (about half a cup).
2. Place one sugar cube in this cup. Start the timer.
3. Stir the water gently and continuously with the spoon until the sugar cube completely disappears.
Record the time in the results table.
Results Table:
What was Was it Time taken to Observations
Experiment Amount of
dissolved? stirred? dissolve during dissolving
water (seconds)
Experiment 1
Sugar cube No
(Sugar Cube)
Experiment 1
(Granulated Granulated sugar No
Sugar)
Experiment 2
Sugar cube Yes
(Sugar Cube)
1.In Experiment 1, which form of sugar (cube or granulated) dissolved faster? Why do you think this
happened?
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2.How did stirring affect the rate at which the sugar cube dissolved in Experiment 2 compared to
Experiment 1? Explain why stirring might have this effect.
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3.Based on these experiments, what are at least two things that can change how quickly a solid substance
dissolves in a liquid like water?
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