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What is the Best Solution to Dye Easter Eggs?
Learners use red and blue litmus paper to determine the category of common substances. They then set up an experiment using vinegar, water, and ammonia (or milk of magnesia) to determine that acids make the best solution for dyeing...
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The pH scale
Young scholars list the common properties of acids and bases. They classify substances as acids or bases, by using pH and litmus tests and are able to explain the pH scale. They participate in a lab activity which reinforce their...
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Invisible Ink
Students wxplore acids and indicators by watching a demostration in which "magic" ink appears. They duplicate the demonstration by writing magic messages using phenolphthalein solution and painting the message with vinegar to show it.
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pH Study Guide
In this pH instructional activity, students are given a list characteristics and they determine if they belong to acids and bases. They draw a pH scale and identify acidic, basic and neutral numbers and they answer 11 questions about pH,...
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Acids and Bases - Vinegar II
Eighth graders experiment what happens when acids and bases are mixed together. In this acids and bases experimental activity, 8th graders decide which of three solutions of unknown pH will neutralize a fourth solution of unknown pH.
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Visualizing pH
Why are acids and bases important in our daily lives? Lead the class in answering this question, among others, as they experiment with pH paper and classify where various substances belong on the pH scale. They also taste common acids...
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Off Base
How does carbon dioxide affect the world's oceans? The final installment in a series of six lessons has pupils research ocean acidification, then conduct an experiment to witness the delicate balance that exists in our seas. Materials...
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Worksheet for Identifying Types of Acids and Bases
In this acid and base worksheet, students fill in a table with the type of acid or base and the symbol used in calculations. Types of acids and bases identified include strong acids, weak acids, strong bases, weak bases, Lewis acids, or...
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Acid Rain and pH
Students study acidic and alkaline balance. For this acid and pH levels lesson, students read information about pH, the formation of acid rain and its impact on environments. Students then complete an experiment to learn about the...
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Acid Rain And Geology
Pupils become aware of the environmental problems caused by acid rain and study the pH scale. They determine acidity of local rain water.
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Off Base
Students study La Chatelier's principle and identify how carbon dioxide may affect pH. For this coral lesson students complete a worksheet on pH and observe a lab.
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Aqueous Acids and Bases - Titration
In this titration worksheet, students determine the moles of product plus the molarity of the solution created. This worksheet has 6 problems to solve.
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Acid Base
In this acid and base worksheet, students review the characteristics of acids and bases, how to calculate pH of a solution, and define a buffered solution. This worksheet has 16 multiple choice questions and 3 problems to solve.
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Titration
In this titration learning exercise, students read about titrations or neutralization reactions used to determine the concentration of acids or bases. They are given sample problems used to find the concentrations of acids or bases....
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Acids and Bases
For this acids and bases worksheet, students compare the properties of acids and bases. Students determine the concentrations required to neutralize solutions. This worksheet has 1 word problem and 14 multiple choice questions.
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Acids, Alkalis, and Salts
In this acids worksheet, students review the definition of acids, bases, and salts. Students describe the differences between acids and alkalis and define neutralization. This worksheet has 2 short answer and 1 problem to solve.
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Acid-Base Calculations
For this acid-base worksheet, students calculate the pH of given solutions and determine if given solutions are acids, bases, or neutral. This worksheet has 3 graphic organizers and 4 problems to solve.
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Lab: Reactions of Copper
High schoolers perform a series of experiments on copper to produce a variety of copper compounds. In this chemical reactions of copper lesson plan, students use copper wire and nitric acid to produce copper nitrate. They then form a...
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pH and Color Change
Did you know strong bases can feel slippery and slimy? Lesson allows scholars to practice using the pH scale to identify acids and bases and their strengths. By changing the concentration of an acid and a base, they create the entire...
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Vocabulary - Acids and Bases
In this acids and bases worksheet, learners write in the definitions for 20 terms associated with acids and bases, including buffer, pH, and equilibrium.
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Cabbage Juice Indicator
Students experiment with household solutions and classify them as a base or acid. In this exploratory lesson students complete a lab where they test products to see if they are an acid or a base.
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Acid Stomach
Young scholars develop an understanding of how aspirin works and how understanding it's interaction with other chemicals in the body aided doctors in medical research. They complete a lab that compares the reaction of regular aspirin...
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Soil Sample Lab
Young scholars test the pH of soil samples they collected from the field trip. In this chemistry lesson, students differentiate acids and bases. They write a lab report about the experiment.
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Biocomplexity Lab Activity: Measuring Water pH
Learners test unknown solutions for pH levels to determine which organism can live in each environment. They name three substances that they think are acids. Students determine a solution is an acid or base. They define the term pH.