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Starch and Sugar Testing 1
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8th Grade Performance Task
Contributed by: New York State Education Department (NYSED)
NYS Alternative Assessment in Science Project (1996)

Student #1


Task:

At this station, you will experiment to determine which of three solutions contain starch and sugar.

Materials:

  • dropper bottles A - C
  • dropper bottle with iodine solution
  • glucose test strips
  • test card
  • wax paper sheets
  • waste cup
  • paper towels
  • safety goggles

Background:

Iodine solution turns blue-black in the presence of starch.

Glucose test strips turn green in the presence of the sugar glucose.

Directions:

  1. Put your safety goggles on.

  2. Place a wax paper sheet over the test card.

  3. Place two drops of each solution on the wax paper over the circle on the test card with the same letter.

  4. Dip the end of a glucose test strip in each of the three solutions. Use a new strip for each solution.

  5. Record the COLOR of the glucose test strips on the data table below.



  6. Add one drop of iodine solution to each solution.

  7. Record the COLOR of the solutions on the data table below.



  8. Blot the wax paper with a paper towel and wipe off the test card. Throw any garbage into the waste cup.

  9. Using the data you have collected and the background information, which solutions contain sugar?



    In the space below, explain the reason for your answer.






  10. Using the data you have collected and the background information, which solutions contain starch?



    In the space below, explain the reason for your answer.






 

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