This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Does sugar dissolve faster in hot or cold water? Subject:Science Age group:12–14 Topic:Chemistry practical EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by Ruth Wilson and Remy Mal for Wolverhampton Local Authority and Heath Park Business and Enterprise College and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
We wanted to find out if …
… sugar dissolves more quickly in hot or cold water. hot watercold water
We poured 100ml cold water into a beaker. cold water
We measured 15g of sugar.
We added the sugar to the cold water and stirred.
We timed how long the sugar took to dissolve, using a stop watch.
We repeated the process using hot water. hot water
We recorded our results in a table. How long sugar took to dissolve cold water hot water
We found out that sugar dissolves more quickly in than hot water. as cold water. in hot water cold water more slowly at the same speed faster
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