TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Basically Acidic Ink
Students hypothesize whether vinegar and ammonia-based glass cleaner are acids or bases. They create designs on index cards using these substances as invisible inks. After the index cards have dried, they apply red cabbage juice as an...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Measuring P H Experiment
This is an activity that deals with acid rain. "This experiment will illustrate how to measure the approximate pH of chemicals in water using a pH indicator." It is easy to follow the comprehensive set of directions.
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....
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The P H Scale
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores the pH scale and its characteristics including a chart mapping the various levels of the scale.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Measuring Soil P H
This site has an experiment to find out how to measure the pH of your soil. The soil pH is an important condition that can affect the health of plants and animals.
Science is Fun
University of Wisconsin: Exploring Acids and Bases
Get a brief overview of acids, bases and pH. Explore the pH of a number of different household substances using an extract of red cabbage.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Indicating Electrolysis
This experiment and video demonstration shows how students can break up water into hydrogen and oxygen gas with a simple electrolysis device.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Breathing Cells
Students use a simple pH indicator to measure how much CO2 is produced during respiration, at rest and after exercising. They begin by comparing some common household solutions in order to determine the color change of the indicator....
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils
As part of acid rain study, (environmental chemistry lab) students investigate the differences in pH of soil samples. They will collect and dry samples from the local prairie including grassland, transition, forest and riverbank and...
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.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Basically Acids
Students learn the basics of acid/base chemistry in a fun, interactive way by studying instances of acid/base chemistry found in popular films such as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and National Treasure. Students learn what...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: P H Indicator Paper
A photo of pH indicator paper, used to indicate the strength of various acids and bases.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: About All You Can Eat: Superfoods
Explore the advent of corn as a nutritional staple in the human diet. Observe popping corn and measure differences in the mass of the corn before and after heating, and make pH indicators using fruit, flowers or vegetables.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Resources for Using Ph Et Simulations in Class Ph Et Activities Database
The PhET website at the University of Colorado in Boulder has a large collection of science simulations for teaching chemistry and physics, available in many languages. This page describes the Activities Database, which is searchable by...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Bending Light
Explore bending of light between two media with different indices of refraction. See how changing from air to water to glass changes the bending angle. Play with prisms of different shapes and make rainbows.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Measuring the P H of Natural Water
How acidic is your water? "In this experiment, you will measure the pH of natural water located near your home or school."
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Analyzing P H: Comparing Citrus Fruits, Stain Removers and a Green Product
The learners will analyze the pH of four citrus fruits: lime, lemon, orange, and a grapefruit, and then they will analyze the pH of four different types of stain removers: Shout Advanced, Spray 'n Wash Max, Oxi Clean Laundry, and Clorox...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Acids, Alkalis and Salts Aqa
This lesson focuses on acids and alkalis including acidic and alkaline solutions, neutral solutions, indicators and the pH scale, the colors for litmus paper, and a link to a test.
Center of Science and Industry
Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]
Make your own indicator by using red cabbage leaves and common household items. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how to determine if a substance is acidic, basic, or neutral based on the colors...
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: P H and the P H Scale
A chemistry tutorial which explains pH and the pH scale. There are also opportunities for students to do some calculation practice.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: P Hun With Acids and Bases!!! (A P H Lesson)
For this lesson, the students will learn the characteristics of acids and bases including the associated pH values. The students will conduct a hands-on activity that shows color indicators for different pH values. This lesson plan was...
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Titration
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site focuses on titration in the relation between acids and bases. The information includes specific mention of titration curves.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring the Amount of Acid in Vinegar by Titration
There are many different types of vinegar that you can buy to use around the kitchen for cooking and pickling. The chemical compound that gives vinegar its tart taste and pungent smell is acetic acid. In this experiment you will work to...
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