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- 1st - 8th
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Students classify liquids as an acid, base or neutral. They use purple cabbage juice as an indicator to test several liquids in order to group them as acids, bases or neutrals. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students perform experiments to determine how different acids cause acid rain. They measure the pH of the water to calculate the water's acidity. They discover how acid rain dissolves rock materials. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine what acid precipitation is and how it is produced and become acquainted with the effects of acid precipitation on plants and animals in the Northern Forest. Students participate in three activities in which they discover common substances that are acidic, determine the approximate pH of common substances, and make acid rain. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students conduct experiments and collect data to determine physical and chemical characteristics of acids and bases. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the strength of acids and bases. They identify acids and bases that they encounter everyday in their lives. They investigate and research acid rain. They create a PowerPoint presenting their research on acid rain. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the effect of chemical erosion on statues and monuments. They use chalk to see what happens when limestone is placed in liquids with different pH values. They also discover several things that engineers are doing to reduce the effects of acid rain. Student teams perform a simple experiiment using lemon juice and vinegar to simulate acid rain. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the effects of acid rain. The lesson contains a lab background for the teacher to use before the implementation of the lesson. They conduct an experiment to collect data and then report the results of the observations. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the concept of acid rain and its effects on ecosystems. They are placed in groups and using a graphic organizer they brainstorm their ideas about what would happen to the ecosystems living within these environments if they were polluted by acid rain. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students observe the effects of acid rain on plants. They simulate an experiment using vinegar or lemon water. They observe the impact of acids on plants and recognize how acid rain can affect the environment. They examine their plants every day and write down what they look like-what color they are, if their leaves are dropping, whether they look healthy. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students understand the dynamics of acid rain and its impact on the living and non-living environment. They hypothesize how acid rain affects water pH levels in two lake systems with differing watershed features. Full Review »

