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Solutes and Solubility
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Solutes and Solubility
LabLearner’s 3-D Approach to Scientific Inquiry
Phase 1 – Defined Understanding
The defined boundaries of this phase provide a framework for engaging parents and identifying students’ current knowledge of the key topic(s) explored in this CELL.
Phase 2 – Dynamic Understanding
Change, activity, and progress characterize the dynamic phase. Its design will enable you to enhance students’ existing skills, interests, and understanding, as well as meaningfully build new ones.
Phase 3 – Deeper Understanding
By this point, students have moved through powerful and purposeful tasks that had them actively and intentionally construct an understanding of concepts. In this final phase, students will consolidate knowledge and make deeper connections among ideas.
Phase 1 – Defined Understanding
► Questions to Investigate in this CELL
- What affects the solubility of a solute?
- Is there a relationship between the concentration of a solution and the saturation point of a solute?
- Can the rate of solubility of a solute be changed?
- Does temperature affect solubility?
► Parent Newsletter
Encourage parents to connect to their child’s learning by providing them with a framework of the CELL. Use this link to access and share the Parent Newsletter.
► Baseline Assessment
Assess students’ current knowledge of the topic(s) being explored then set instructional and student learning goals. Use this link to schedule then invite students to take the Pre-test for the CELL.
Phase 2 – Dynamic Understanding
► Introduction and Fun Facts
Enhance your conceptual understanding by reading the student-level research on the topic(s) being explored. Use this link to access the research.
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► Links to Investigations
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► Investigation 1
► Investigation 2
► Investigation 3
► CELL Vocabulary
- Solution: A mixture of two or more substances that is the same throughout the mixture.
- Solute: The substance that changes its state when a solution is created or that is in the smallest amount in a solution.
- Solvent: The substance in a solution that does not change its state when a solution is created or that is present in the largest amount.
- Dissolve: To completely mix with and become part of another substance.
- Soluble: The ability to be dissolved in another substance.
- Concentration: The amount of one substance in a specific volume of another substance; it is usually described as grams per milliliter.
- Solubility: The property of mixing and dissolving in another substance.
- Properties: Characteristics of a substance that can be seen or measured.
- Rate: How fast something occurs per unit of time. An example is speed which is distance in meters traveled per minute.
- Saturation point: A concentration above which the solute will no longer dissolve in the solvent.
Digital Equipment Used in this CELL
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Phase 3 – Deeper Understanding
►Deep Analysis Classroom Discussion
These questions can be used to elicit in-depth discussions based on the lab experience. Teachers may use any or all of these discussion points depending on the time available. All Investigations‘ Deep Analysis questions as well as the Comprehension Check for the entire CELL are found on this link.
► Summative Assessment
Evaluate student learning at the end of the CELL by comparing the Summative Assessment to students’ Baseline Assessments. Use this link to schedule then invite students to take the Post-test for the CELL.