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Science
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
I Have Less, She Have Ample,
He Has More Let Us See
What’s In Store!
Science – Grade 7
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 What I Need to Know

In Module 2, you found out that a solution is formed when a solute

dissolves in a solvent to form a single phase that appears uniform throughout. A
solution is clear and the particles are too small that they cannot be seen by the
unaided eye. The particles in solution are smaller than the pores of the filter paper
or the cheesecloth and so these can pass through the filter.
In Module 3, you will find out how much solute can dissolve in a given
amount of solvent and find out the type of solution based on whether there is
excess solute or not.
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. describe saturated and unsaturated solution;
2. determine how much solid solute dissolves in each volume of water; and
3. describe the appearance of a saturated solution.

What I Know

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write only the letter of the correct answer.
Use a separate sheet for your answers.

1. In a salt water solution, what substance is considered the solvent?

A. salt
B. water
C. Both are solvents.
D. Neither substance is a solvent.
2. What do we call a substance that can dissolve other substance in a
solution?
A. mixture
B. solute
C. solvent
D. All of the above
3. What is the substance that is being dissolved in a solution?
A. mixture
B. solute
C. solvent
D. All of the above
4. Which of the following refers to the solution that contains much solute that
can be dissolved at a given temperature?
A. solubility
B. dilute solution
C. saturated solution
D. unsaturated solution

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5. Which of the following refers to the solution that contains less solute than
can be dissolved at a given temperature?
A. solubility
B. dilute solution
C. saturated solution
D. unsaturated solution
6. You are given a 40 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker
and it dissolves completely. The solution is considered ______________.
A. concentrated
B. saturated
C. supersaturated
D. unsaturated
7. Something that can be dissolved in a solution is called______________.
A. colloid
B. soluble
C. insoluble
D. suspension
8. A substance dissolved in a solution is called________.
A. solute
B. solvent
C. solution
D. concentration
9. Jessica prepared a pitcher of lemonade. What can she do to dilute if she
thinks it doesn't taste right?
A. Add water.
B. Add sugar.
C. Boil the lemonade.
D. Put it in the refrigerator.

10. When can we say that a solution is saturated?

A. Crystals are formed.
B. You need to stir it more.
C. No additional material will be dissolved in it.
D. Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid.

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Lesson
SATURATED and
1 UNSATURATED ELEMENTS

What’s In

In Grade 6, you have learned about different mixtures and their

characteristics. You have done activities where you mixed a solid and a liquid or
combined two different liquids. In the process of mixing, you have observed that
these mixtures either form homogeneous or heterogeneous mixtures. You have
seen that when all parts of the mixture have the same uniform appearance and
properties, it is homogeneous.

Look at the given substances below and guess where each of the substances
belong. Answer the table below by putting a check inside table 1 if it is
homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture.

Table 1: Activity 1: Where Do I belong?

Substance Homogeneous Heterogeneous

1.
Gelatin

2.

Cup of milk

3.

Candies

4.
Cup of coffee

5.

Vegie Salad

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Activity 2: “Finding Solutions at Home”
List down some common solutions found at home and do the activity below

Products or Solutions Found at Home Characteristics

or in Stores
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Guide Questions:

1. Describe the observable characteristics of listed solutions.

2. As you observe each product was described in terms of color

and appearance, odor, feel, taste, and number of phases.

Activity 3: What is the Evidence that a Solution is saturated?

Perform the activity below.

Materials Needed
• 6 teaspoons sugar CAUTION: Use carefully the following
• 1 cup of water laboratory instruments/kitchen
materials to avoid damage and accident
• 1 measuring cup (1cup capacity)
during the conduct of activity.
• 1 measuring spoon (½ tsp capacity)
• 2 small clear, transparent bottle
• 2 stirrers /spoon
• 1 thermometer

Procedures:
1. Put 20 mL (approximately 2 tablespoons) of water in a small clear
transparent bottle. Add ½ teaspoon of sugar and stir.
Q1. What is the appearance of the solution? Write your observations.

2. To the sugar solution in step #1, add ½ teaspoon sugar, a small portion at a
time and stir the solution to dissolve the sugar. At this point, you have
added 1 teaspoon sugar.
3. Add ½ teaspoon of sugar to the sugar solution in step #2 and stir the
solution. At this point, you have added one and ½ teaspoons of sugar.

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 4. Continue adding ½ teaspoon sugar to the same cup until the added sugar
no longer dissolves.
Q2. How many teaspoons of sugar have you added until the sugar no
longer dissolves? _________ Teaspoons

Note: At this point, you will observe that there is already an excess
sugar which did not dissolve.

Q3. So, how many teaspoons of sugar dissolved completely in 20 mL

of water? ____________ Teaspoons

Note: This is now the maximum amount of sugar that is completely

dissolved in 20 mL of water.

1.
What is It

The substances that make up a homogeneous solution are called

components of the solution. These components are called the solvent and the
solute.
Solvent is a component of a solution which dissolves the other component
in itself. It constitutes the larger component of the solution. For example, water is
a solvent that dissolves solid substance like sugar.
Solute is the component of the solution which dissolves in the solvent. It
has the lesser component of the solution. For example, sugar is a solute that
dissolves in water.
In Activity 3, you observed that the appearance of solution containing less
amount of solute (sugar) was clear or transparent. When sugar is dissolved in
water, the particles of sugar gets between the spaces of the particles of water and
creates a single phase of solution. However, when you slowly add more amount of
sugar into a solution and stir it, you will observe that the solution reaches already
the point at which it cannot dissolve more solute and the sugar you add sinks at
the bottom of the container in solid form.
You have observed that there was a maximum amount of solute like sugar
that can be dissolved in a given amount of solvent like water at a certain
temperature. The process took place between sugar and water is called the
solubility of the solute.
The solution that contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved by a
given amount of solvent is called a saturated solution. The presence of an excess
solid which no longer dissolved is an evidence that the solution is saturated. A
solution is unsaturated when it contains less solute than the maximum amount it
can dissolve at a given temperature.

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Guide Question:

1. What is the difference between the Unsaturated and saturated solutions?

2. How do you know that a solution is saturated?
3. What happens when a solution becomes saturated?

What’s More

Study the table below and answer the following questions.

Note: The 35 grams of table salt will form saturated solution in 100 ml of water.
Amount of water in milliliter
Amount of Table salt in grams (g)
( ml)
1. 20 100
2. 35 100
3. 70 100

Guide Questions:
1. In which amount of table salt and water will form an unsaturated
solution?
2. How many grams of table salt will dissolve to water to form a saturated
solution?
3. Which of the following will form a supersaturated solution?

What I Can Do

List down some examples of solutions that we need to prepare/make in the

form of Unsaturated and Saturated solution

Unsaturated Saturated

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 Assessment

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write only the letter of the correct answer for
each question. Use a separate sheet for your answers.
1. You are given a 40 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker
and you observed some particles did not dissolve. What solution is it?
A. saturated
B. unsaturated
C. concentrated
D. supersaturated

2. What do you call a substance that can be dissolved in another substance in

greater amount?
A. solute
B. solvent
C. solute and solvent
D. Neither solute nor solvent
3. What do you call a substance can be dissolved in any solution?
A. solute
B. solvent
C. solute and solvent
D. Neither solute nor solvent
4. What will you do if you add more amount of sugar in a cup of your hot milk
and it tastes very sweet?
A. Add water.
B. Add sugar.
C. Mix the milk solution well.
D. Put it in the refrigerator for an hour.
5. When can we say that a solution is saturated?
A. Crystals are formed.
B. You need to stir it more.
C. No additional material will be dissolved in it.
D. Two materials have combined to create a clear liquid.
6. How will you prepare an unsaturated solution?
A. Freeze the mixture.
B. Stir the powder in the liquid.
C. Add less amount of powder to the liquid.
D. Add more amount of solute in a lower amount of solvent.
7. To make a solute dissolve quickly in a solvent, which will you do?
A. Stir it.
B. Do not stir the solution.
C. Let the solute settle down.
D. Nothing to do with the solute.

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 8. How will you define solubility? It is the ______________
A. lack of polarity of molecules.
B. amount of polarity of molecules.
C. ability of a solvent to be dissolved in a solute.
D. ability of a solute to be dissolved in a solvent.

9. It is needed in greater amount to dissolve mixtures?

A. solute
B. solvent
C. solution
D. hydration
10. Which of these factors will cause more sugar to be dissolved in a saturated
sugar solution?
I. Adding more sugar while stirring
II. Adding more sugar and heating the solution
III. Adding more sugar to the heated solution
IV. Adding more sugar and cooling down the solution
A. I, II, III only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only
D. I, III, IV only

Additional Activities

Saturated solutions aren't just for science. Saturated solutions and

solubility play an important role in our lives, especially in the kitchen. In this
home kitchen experiment, you will be examining how temperature relates to
solubility.

CAUTION: Please do the activity seriously to avoid some problems. Be

careful in handling hot water!
Direction:
1. Prepare two large cups and place it on the plane table.
2. Add hot water in one of the cups and cold water in the other cup.
3. Next, spoon by spoon add as much sugar as you can if it keeps dissolving.
Do this to the hot water first to avoid it cooling, and then repeat with the
cold water.
4. Record how many spoonful of sugar you can add in each cup until it is
completely dissolved.

Temperature Spoonful of Sugar

Cold
Hot
Question: Based on your experiment, which temperature shows greater solubility?
Explain your answer.

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Lesson
SUPER SATURATED
2 SOLUTION

What I Need to Know

In lesson 1, you found out that you need to dissolve a given amount of a
substance (solute) in the required amount of water (solvent) to produce a saturated
and unsaturated solution.
Here in Lesson 2, you will understand supersaturated solution.
After going through this lesson, you are expected to:
1. define supersaturated solution;
2. compare and contrast saturated and supersaturated; and
3. cite the importance of supersaturated solution.

What I Know

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write only the letter of the correct answer for
each question. Use a separate sheet for your answers.
1. Which of the following substances is most soluble in water?
A. Baking soda
B. Cooking oil
C. Flour
D. Table sugar
2. Which statement is TRUE of any saturated solution at a given temperature?
A. No more solute will be dissolved in the solution.
B. Adding more solute will increase the saturation.
C. You can dissolve more solute if you stir the solution.
D. One liter of the solution contains 2000 grams of solute.
3. Which of the following refers to the maximum amount of solute that can be
dissolved in a given amount of solvent at a certain temperature?
A. solubility
B. dilute solution
C. saturated solution
D. unsaturated solution

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4. Which of these solutions has more solute than it can hold?
A. saturated
B. suspension
C. unsaturated
D. supersaturated
5. Supersaturated solution is one with___________?
A. greater amount of solvent.
B. less solute than the solvent.
C. less solvent than the solute.
D. equal amount of solute and solvent.
6. What is something that can be dissolved in a solution called?
A. colloid
B. soluble
C. insoluble
D. suspension
7. What do you call a substance dissolved in a solution and contains greater
amount of solute than the other component?
A. saturated
B. suspension
C. unsaturated
D. supersaturated
8. Jessica wanted to ferment a fish. What type of salt solution does she need to
prepare in order to conduct fermentation?
A. saturated
B. suspension
C. unsaturated
D. supersaturated
9. When does a solution become saturated?
A. Crystals are formed.
B. You need to stir it more.
C. No additional material will dissolve in it.
D. Two materials are combined to create a clear liquid.
10. A powder is about to be poured into the liquid. Which of the following
should be done to make this powder dissolve faster?
A. Freeze the mixture.
B. Stir the powder in the liquid.
C. Add more powder to the liquid.
D. Store the mixture in a dark place.

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 What’s In

What have you learned from the previous lesson? Let’s try to check your
prior-knowledge.
Procedures:
1. Arrange the scrambled letters in column A to make a correct terminology.
2. Define each word by matching it to the given sentences in column B.
3. Write your answer in column C.

Term (A) Meaning(B) Answer ( C)

1. It is a solution in which the amount of

LUBILSOITY solute is equal to the solute’s solubility at a
given volume and temperature.

2. It is the ability of a substance to be

TEDSATURAUN dissolved in another substance at a specific
TIONSOLU temperature and pressure.

3. It is a solution in which the amount of

RATEDSATU solute is less than the solute’s solubility at
LUTISOON a given volume and temperature.

Look! What is in the picture below?

What will happen to the solutions if you will add more amount of solute like
sugar in a cup of hot coffee or cocoa powder in your hot cocoa drink?

__________________________________________________________________________

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 What’s New

Activity 3: Making Supersaturated Solution

Materials Needed:
● Sugar
● Water
● Beaker (250 mL) /Plastic cups
● Stirring Rod/Spoon
● Alcohol lamp/Candle
● Tripod/Any supporting cooking material
● Wire gauze/Screen ( 15 cm2)
● Match stick

CAUTION: Use carefully the following laboratory instruments/kitchen materials

to avoid damage and accident during the conduct of activity. Be careful in doing
the activity especially if fire is involved. Make sure to have the presence of any
adult companion while doing this activity.
Procedure:
1. GET YOUR SAFETY GOOGLES AND WEAR YOUR APRONS!
2. Prepare a 250 ml beaker and stirring rod.
3. Fill the beaker with 100 ml of tap water.
4. Slowly add 100 grams of sugar to 100 mL water and stir it.
Q1. Observe and describe what happens to the solution.

5. Next, add another 100 grams of sugar to the sugar solution in step # 4.
Q2. Do the particles of sugar still dissolved in water?

6. Heat your solution to at least 80 0C and continue adding 100 grams of

sugar the same solution.
Q3. This time, what have you observed from the solution?

Q4. Be specific about the particles, did they still dissolve in water?
Did the water change in color?

7. Stop boiling your solution. Add another 60 grams of sugar. Stir and observe
what will happen?
Q5. Describe your solution.

Q6. What do you call the solution that contains more dissolved solute
than a saturated solution?

8. Let your substance cool down its temperature up to 25 0C Q7. What have
you observed?
Q8. Are crystals formed in your solution after cooling it?

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 What is It

When you add more amount of solute in a solution and then you will
observe some particles are left at the bottom of the solution, at this point the
solution is saturated. It is a solution in which the amount of solute is equal to the
solute’s solubility at a given volume and temperature.

During the heating of solution, and as you continue adding solute in the
solution and it still dissolves, the solution is saturated at a higher temperature.
Allowing the solution to cool down at normal temperature and no solute
crystallizes, the solution is Supersaturated Solution. It is a solution in which the
amount of solute is greater than the solute’s solubility at a given volume and
temperature. This state is unstable, which by slight agitation causes precipitation.
In this process, some of the solute will come out of the solution. Once
precipitation occurs, the end result is a saturated solution.

https://www.google.com.ph/search?q=comparison+between+saturated+supersatur
ated&sxsrf=ALeKk00JReTyZducFmT9pcwwsNNgkQCnmw

Question:
What do you think are the differences and similarities between saturated,
unsaturated and supersaturated solution?

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 What’s More

Using the diagram below, compare and contrast saturated and unsaturated
solutions. Write the similarities at the center of the Venn diagram and their
differences in both sides of the diagram.

SATURATED SUPERSATURATED

What I Have Learned

Part A: Classify whether the solution described is saturated, unsaturated, or

supersaturated.

Solubility (grams
Type of
solute per 100 mL Solution at _____
Solution
solvent) at 250C

36 36 grams in 100 mL solvent at 250C

80 80 grams in 100 mL solvent at 250C
40 80 grams in 100 mL solvent at 500C
50 100 grams in 200 mL solvent at 250C
100 150 grams in 100 mL solvent at 500C

Part B: Read the statement inside the box and identify the solutions below as
saturated, unsaturated, or supersaturated.

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 A solution containing 200 grams of sucrose (or table sugar) in 100
mL of water at 25 oC is a saturated solution.

1. A solution made by dissolving 200g of the same sugar in 100mL of water at 25o C.
2. An additional 100 g of the same sugar was added to the previous solution in 100
mL of water at 25 oC.
3. The saturated solution is heated to 100 oC. All the solutes are dissolved in water.
4. The cooling down of solution to 25 oC and no crystals were formed.

What I Can Do

Congratulations for the job well done! Now to develop your writing skill,
kindly make/compose a poem related to Supersaturated Solution. Write your answer in
a separate sheet of paper.
TITLE
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Assessment

Direction: Read each item carefully. Write only the letter of the correct answer for each
question. Use a separate sheet for your answers.

1. How will you identify a saturated solution? It has _____________

A. less solvent than solute.
B. less solute than solvent.
C. an equal amount of solute and solvent.
D. Less amount of both solute and solvent.

2. Which statements are true of any saturated solution at a given temperature?

A. No more solute will be dissolved in the solution.
B. Adding more solute will increase the saturation.
C. You can dissolve more solute if you stir the solution.
D. One liter of the solution contains 2000 grams of solute.

3. What is solubility referring to its ability?

A. solute to dissolve a solvent
B. solute to dissolve in a solvent
C. solvent to dissolve in a solute
D. solvent and solute to dissolve each other

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4. Which of the following refers to the solution that contains the maximum amount
of solute dissolved by a given amount of solvent?
A. solubility
B. saturated solution
C. unsaturated solution
D supersaturated solution

5. Which of the following refers to the solution that contains less amount of solute
than can be dissolved at a given temperature?
A. solubility
B. saturated solution
C. unsaturated solution
D. supersaturated solution

6. You are given a 30 mL solution in a beaker. You add solute to the beaker and it
dissolves completely. What is the solution?
A. solubility
B. saturated solution
C. unsaturated solution
D. supersaturated solution

7. Which of the following are made up of solutes and solvents?

A. colloids
B. mixtures
C. solutions
D. suspensions

8. What is the solution that contains more solute than a saturated solution under
the same conditions?
A. solution
B. saturated
C. unsaturated
D. supersaturated

9. Why does increasing temperature of the solvent speed up the dissolving

process?
It brings ___________________________________
A. more solute to crystallize.
B. less solute molecules to the solvent.
C. fresh solvent into contact with more solute.
D. more solvent molecules to collide with the solute.

10. When does a solution become saturated?

A. Crystals are formed.
B. You need to stir it more.
C. No additional material will be dissolved in it.
D. Two materials are combined to create a clear liquid.

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 11. Which of the following describes a solvent?
A. It’s a metal molecule.
B. It is another word for solution.
C. A thing that makes drinks turn colors.
D. The liquid in which a solute is dissolved to form a solution.
12. To make a solute dissolve more quickly in a solvent, what will you do?
A. Stir it in cold water.
B. Stir it in warm water.
C. Let the solute settle down.
D. Nothing to do with the solute.

13. Which of these is present in greater amount in a solution?

A. hydration
B. solute
C. solution
D. solvent

14. How does the solubility of a solid change when the temperature of the liquid
solvent is increased?
A. The solubility increases.
B. The solubility decreases.
C. There is no change in the solubility.
D. The change in the solubility is unpredictable.

15. A saturated solution is made by dissolving 36.8g of a solid in 200mL of water. A

second solution is made by dissolving 19.1 g of the same solid in 100mL of
water. How the solution would be classified?
A. unsaturated
B. saturated
C. supersaturated
D. hyper saturated

Additional Activities

Prepare the following materials:

● Balance/Digital weighing scale
● Beaker/Plastic cup
● Thermometer
● Stirring rod/Spoon
● Graduated Cylinder/ Any measuring cup
● Funnel
● Sodium Chloride (Table Salt)
Procedure:
1. Make your own procedure in determining the solubility of sodium chloride
in water at 300C.
2. Create a supersaturated solution using table salt as your solute
3. Make an observation regarding the result of your activity.

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 Answer Key

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