Solubility Lab – Iced Tea
Food Chemistry
Name ______________________________ Period ______
In order to truly understand solubility, solutes and solvents, it is best to apply what you have
learned by completing a lab experiment.
Your group will make two different iced tea recipes. One iced tea will be made using cold
water and the other iced tea will be made using boiling water. You will then compare and
contrast the two different iced teas and complete the lab report questions.
Remember to time how long it takes for the sugar to dissolve in each tea! Place this time
on your lab report.
Day 1:
Iced Tea #1
Place 5 cups of cold water in a clear pitcher. Add 3 tea bags and let steep for 10 minutes.
Throw away the tea bags and mix in 1/3 cup of sugar until dissolved. Label this pitcher of tea
with your group color, period #, and “COLD”. Refrigerate your tea.
Iced Tea #2
Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Mix in 1/3 cup of sugar until dissolved. Turn the stove off and
add 3 tea bags. Let the tea steep for 10 minutes and pour into a pitcher. Throw the tea bags
away and add 4 cups of cold water and stir. Label your pitcher of tea with your group color,
period #, and “HOT”. Refrigerate your tea.
Day 2:
Before consuming any iced tea, compare and contrast the two different teas. Be prepared to
answer the following questions in a lab report.
Do they look the same?
Is there any sugar visible in the tea?
Do they taste the same? If not, what is different?
Which tea do you prefer? Why?