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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Acid (And Base) Rainbows

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to the differences between acids and bases and how to use indicators, such as pH paper and red cabbage juice, to distinguish between them.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Carbon Dioxide Can Make a Solution Acidic

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explain that carbon dioxide from any source reacts chemically with water to form carbonic acid. They will also be able to use the color changes of universal indicator to monitor the changing pH of a solution during a chemical...
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Website
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry Online: Faq: Acids and Bases

For Students 9th - 10th
Click the basic questions regarding acids, bases, and pH to view the answers. There are sections on basic concepts, buffer solutions, pH calculation, equilibrium constants, indicators, neutralization reactions, and titrations.
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American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: Color Changes With Acids and Bases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab activity, students will learn how red cabbage can be used as an indicator of an acid or base by looking at its color changes.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Types of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Bases are substances that can react with acids and neutralize them. Alkalis are bases that are soluble in water. The pH scale measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is. Substances with a pH lower than 7 are acidic, those with a pH...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Types of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses chemical reactions using acidic and alkaline solutions, the pH scale which measures the acidity or alkalinity of a solution, and how to use a pH meter. A link to an assessment is also provided.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Common Water Measurements

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Geological Survey provides great definitions of seven measurements that can be taken on water. Includes pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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University of Nebraska

David Brooks: Henry's Law Experiment

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site learn about Henry's law through this hands-on experiment. Lab instructions are complete including step-by-step pictures an worksheet.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Not So Neutral Views

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are introduced to acids and bases, and the environmental problem of acid rain. They explore ways to use indicators to distinguish between acids and bases. Students also conduct a simple experiment to model and discuss the...
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TOPS Learning Systems

Tops Learning Systems: Top Science: Cabbage Chemistry [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment using water from boiling red cabbage to determine if a material is an acid, a base, or neutral.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Cabbage Chemistry

For Students 3rd - 5th
This experiment is for all the kids out there who love boiled cabbage. Even if you don't like cabbage, perhaps you will like this amazing color-changing liquid you can make with cabbage. You'll learn which solutions around your house can...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How to Make Yeast Cells Thrive

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students set up and run the experiments they designed in the lesson Population Growth in Yeasts, using simple yeast-molasses cultures in test tubes. Population growth is indicated by the amount of respiration occurring in the cultures,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Acid Base Neutralization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will understand and differentiate among acid-base reactions, precipitation reactions, and oxidation-reduction reactions.

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