Know that a solute dissolves by spreading out evenly throughout a solvent. Students are to place one of the candy pieces in their mouth without chewing or moving their tongues around. Record the time that it takes for this candy piece to dissolve. Students are to place a second candy piece in their mouth, this time moving their tongues, but not chewing. Record the time it takes to dissolve this candy piece.
Students are to place the third piece of candy in their mouth and chew it.
Record the time to dissolve this third piece of candy. Students will report their results on the conclusion section of the lab. This activity can be followed up with a worksheet of different solutions where students try to determine the solvent and solute of each. An outside activity good to tie school and home together would be for the students to find as many different types of solutions in their kitchen as possible. They can also determine if it is possible to find out what the solute and solvent are.