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- 6th - 8th
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Students research air bags on the Internet. They use the information to design and test a version of an air bag. They determine the correct ratio of acid and base that leaves no appreciable amount of either reactant behind, yet fully inflates the bag. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students devise a scientific investigation to detect acids and bases in common materials. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the observed world, molecular world, and the symbolic world of chemistry. They observe a demonstration of the conductivity of solutions, describe the properties of acids and bases, and predict the outcome of solution reactions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students focus on the mathematical and conceptual aspects of acid and base chemistry. They develop comprehension on pH probes, titration and neutralization. Students are involved in several rough and formal laboratory experiments. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use CBL technology to monitor the titration of a weak base using a known solution of hydrochloric acid. They use graphic analysis of a graph of the pH versus time to determine the endpoint and calculate the unknown concentration of the base. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students comprehend what acids and bases are and know the importance of acids and bases in their lives. They analyze what pH is and how to calculate it. Students use a graphing calculator within this lesson. Full Review »
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- 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students prepare a test solution whose color changes when an acid or a base is added. They determine whether various household substances are acids or bases and look for patterns in the results. Students determine how their test solution compares to commerical acid-bases testers; and search for other test solutions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students 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 and buffered aspirin in neutral, acidic, and basic solutions. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students complete an experiment in which they mix a weak acid and base to observe the chemical and physical changes that result in the formation of gas bubbles. They determine what part of the reaction is chemical and which is a physical change. While working on the experiment, they record their observations. Upon completion they analyze the data. Full Review »

