Activity Description: Students explored household solvents (vinegar, rubbing alcohol, tide, and room temperature water) to see what removed different stains (solutes). Stains include grass, coffee, carrot, and soy sauce.
Activity Description: What solvent can remove a sharpie stain? This activity allows students to make a hypothesis about what solvent will remove a sharpie stain. Filter paper with a sharpie mark is placed into beakers containing rubbing alcohol, vinegar, and water for 20 minutes. Only the rubbing alcohol has was successful in dissolving/seperating the sharpie stain.