Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Determine the Concentration of the Unknown Strong Acid
Perform a titration using an indicator to determine the concentration of an HCl solution.
University of Nebraska
Do Chem: Simple Heat of Acid Base Reaction
A simple lab activity that allows good data collection on heat of solution.
Other
Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: By All Indications
A hands-on science experiment where students test acidity levels by using red cabbage extract and learn the acid levels of known and unknown liquids.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Determining the P Ka and Concentration Ratio
Use the virtual lab to determine the pKa of a protein then create a buffer solution with a specific concentration ratio of the protein in its protonated/ unprotonated form.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Egg Citing Science: Acids and Bases
An simple experiment that will allow students to observe the effects of acids and bases on an egg and to then discuss what these observations tells us about larger issues, like acid rain.
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: Neutralizing Acids and Bases
A lab activity where students will neutralize and acidic solution with a base and a basic solution with an acid by using their knowledge of a red cabbage indicator. This site includes teacher and student instruction for the lab activity...
PBS
Zoom: Kitchen Chemistry
Did you know that chemistry can be found in your kitchen? Enter this amazing virtual world where your first stop is to the kitchen. Locate the clues and move on to the Lab Journal where you can test each item in two experiments: Cabbage...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Acids and Bases Lesson/lab
This lesson will allow learners to perform pH tests that determine if various solutions are acids or bases (cognitive). Students will test common household solutions such as water, vinegar, milk, and orange juice use pH indicator strips....
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Kitchen Chemistry
Conduct a series of virtual experiments using basic, acidic and neutral household liquids. Draw a conclusion from the results collected in an online lab journal.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Determination of the P H Scale
This virtual lab activity where students perform the method of successive dilutions using HCl, NaOH, a pH meter, and universal indicator solution to help understand the logarithmic nature of the pH scale.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating P H of Common Household Substances
Students investigate the pH level of household substances by testing a variety of common compounds. Substances are tested with pH strips and placed on the continuum of the pH scale range of 1 to 14. After testing a solution, the student...
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Polishing Pennies
Learn about acids and bases during this penny-polishing experiment. Students will hypothesize what substances will polish pennies and then test their hypothesis.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Chemical Changes: Reacting an Acid and Base
For this chemistry lab, students will investigate chemical changes that occur when acids and bases react. It is meant to introduce the concepts of chemical changes, gases have mass, conservation of mass, and balancing equations. Students...
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Gridlocks: Level 1
A collection of grid puzzles that cover topics in basic chemistry, including acids, salts, alkalis, chemistry lab equipment, the periodic table, states of matter, and more. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The...
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Dna Dye Binding: Equilibrium and Buffer Solutions
Students examine equilibrium and buffer solutions in a biological setting.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Current Collection of Virtual Lab Problems
A collection of over 30 virtual chemistry problems with accompanying interactive activities. Each problem includes a word file for potential differentiation in your classroom.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Chemical and Physical Change
Engaging hands-on science lessons for grades 2-6 on chemical and physical changes.
Other
The Science House: Cabbage Juice Indicator
In this lab experiment, students will use red cabbage as an indicator to test whether a substance is an acid or a base. Teacher's notes provide background information.
Other
The Science House: Invisible Ink
Guidelines for a simple lab demonstration using phenolphthalein, a chemical that changes color depending on whether it is in the presence of an acid or base.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Genomic Dna Isolation: From Human Cheek Cells
In this lab activity students isolate genomic DNA from their own cheek cells. They then remove the DNA from those cheek cells through a laboratory process.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Equivalent?
The equivalent is the amount of a substance which will either react or supply with one mole of hydrogen ions and acid-base reactions or do the same with one mole of electrons in a redox reaction.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Designing a Buffer Solution With a Specific P H
Create a buffer solution at a specific pH using a weak acid and its conjugate base.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Creating a Buffer Solution
An exercise to design a buffer solution with specific properties.
Chemistry Collective
Chem Collective: Creating a Stock Solution
In this activity, students use the virtual lab to create dilute solutions from a concentrated stock solution of acids or bases. They must first calculate the correct volumes of concentrated acid solution and water to mix together to...