Lesson 5: Dissolving
Exploring the factors that affect dissolving, including investigating how temperature impacts the time taken to dissolve.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Soluble dyes
Gather the paper plate, jug of warm water and rainbow sweets (or small chocolate eggs) for the demonstration. Place the sweets in a circle around the edge of the plate, alternating colours. Pour the warm water onto the centre of the plate until it reaches the sweets.
Allow the children to observe what happens over time. Ask the children to discuss the following questions with a partner:
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