Like Dissolves Like Lab Activity Intermolecular Forces EDITABLE Solubility Lab

This like dissolves like lab activity is a favorite! Easily use as a stations lab, or standard bench lab. Use it before you teach intermolecular forces as an inquiry activity.

HOW DO I USE IT?
Students should already know that water is a polar molecule. Quickly introduce that polar molecules mix with other polar molecules due to charge satisfaction and let them figure out the rest. The lab itself takes about an hour, but with clean up and questions it will take about an hours and a half.

This lab is editable, but is written for water, + food coloring, baby oil, vinegar, mineral oil, rubbing alcohol and aqua sand.

You can adjust this for whatever is in your supply cabinet.

Homemade Aqua Sand Recipe

Hint: I homemade mine, using colored sand from Amazon and waterproof camping spray. I made 3 pounds for a quarter of the price to buy Aqua Sand at the store. Spray and stir in a disposable aluminum pan.

Learn more about the sand recipe or this lab activity in this blog post.

WHO IS IT FOR?

• This like dissolves like lab is great for first year chemistry students during their intermolecular forces unit.

FEATURES

• Can be inquiry based learning if students are prompted correctly
• Can be done as a bench lab or as a stations lab: flexible
• Serves as a point of reference for the remainder of your solutions unit
• Highly engaging lab activity. My students love to "make potions" when given the green light that none of the chemicals will react with each other.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

• Editable lab worksheet
• Post Lab Quiz - 7 questions
• "How to Write a Chemistry Lab Report" rubric and guide to help students write a thorough conclusion.
• Link to Youtube Video to use with Absent Students or Students with specific IEP needs
• Teacher Set Up Guide

INTERESTED IN MORE?

• Check out another lab: Penny Drop - The Effects of Intermolecular Forces.
• Find this lab, along with 40 others in the full year chemistry lab manual.

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