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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Basically Acidic Ink

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Measuring P H Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Acids and Bases Lesson/lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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....
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eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The P H Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Measuring Soil P H

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Handout
Science is Fun

University of Wisconsin: Exploring Acids and Bases

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Indicating Electrolysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This experiment and video demonstration shows how students can break up water into hydrogen and oxygen gas with a simple electrolysis device.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Breathing Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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....
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating P H of Common Household Substances

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Soil Acidity: Comparing P H and Buffering Capacity of Soils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Determination of the P H Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Basically Acids

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: P H Indicator Paper

For Students 9th - 10th
A photo of pH indicator paper, used to indicate the strength of various acids and bases.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: About All You Can Eat: Superfoods

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Resources for Using Ph Et Simulations in Class Ph Et Activities Database

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Bending Light

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Measuring the P H of Natural Water

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How acidic is your water? "In this experiment, you will measure the pH of natural water located near your home or school."
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Analyzing P H: Comparing Citrus Fruits, Stain Removers and a Green Product

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Acids, Alkalis and Salts Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Cabbage Patch Chemistry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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eBook
Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: P H and the P H Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
A chemistry tutorial which explains pH and the pH scale. There are also opportunities for students to do some calculation practice.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: P Hun With Acids and Bases!!! (A P H Lesson)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Titration

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring the Amount of Acid in Vinegar by Titration

For Students 9th - 10th
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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