Instructional Video3:14
Curated OER

Red Cabbage Chemistry

4th - 9th
An acid/base indicator that's made of blended red cabbage and water is used to demonstrate the various reactions that an acid/base solution goes through when some carbon dioxide gas is added. The best way to add the carbon dioxide is to...
Instructional Video3:14
Steve Spangler Science

Acid Breath - Cool Science Experiment

4th - 9th
An acid/base indicator that's made of blended red cabbage and water is used to demonstrate the various reactions that an acid/base solution goes through when some carbon dioxide gas is added. The best way to add the carbon dioxide is to...
Instructional Video14:34
Khan Academy

Hemoglobin, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Health and Medicine

10th - 12th
If Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cells play an essential role in your curriculum or have piqued your students' interest, then this video would be an asset for understanding that higher acidity and Carbon Dioxide play an allosteric inhibition...
Instructional Video1:52
Curated OER

Disappearing Ink with a Carbon Dioxide Blast!

3rd - 6th
Create disappearing ink and send your own secret messages. Have your learners explore the properties of acids and bases in order to figure out how to cause a chemical reaction. After they understand the process, they can perform some...
Instructional Video2:20
Steve Spangler Science

Milk of Magnesia - Cool Science Experiment

6th - 10th
Learn from Steve how to perform a beautiful demonstration of how an antacid works. He puts a pH indicator solution into a beaker with a magnetic stirrer. He pours an acid in to show the red and a base to show the blue. Then he puts...
Instructional Video1:04
Steve Spangler Science

Goldenrod Paper Message - Sick Science! #059

5th - 9th
Have your class write secret messages using Goldenrod paper and a basic liquid such as ammonia. This is a great way to illustrate the chemical reactions between acids and bases. This could lead to an exploration of chemical reactions and...
Instructional Video1:52
Steve Spangler Science

Disappearing Ink - Cool Science Experiment

3rd - 6th
Create disappearing ink and send your own secret messages. Have your learners explore the properties of acids and bases in order to figure out how to cause a chemical reaction. After they understand the process, they can perform some...
Instructional Video1:04
Steve Spangler Science

Berry pH Paper - Sick Science! #048

5th - 9th
Steve Spangler shows how to make your own litmus paper. Using blackberries, construction paper, and water, learners can make their own litmus paper in the classroom. Then, they can take different liquids, such as oil and soapy water, and...