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Sour and Bitter: Acids and Bases
Tenth graders distinguish between acids and bases. In this pH lesson, 10th graders view a PowerPoint and discuss the characteristics of an acid and a base. They investigate natural substances to determine the pH level of each.
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Acids and Bases: Cabbage Juice Indicator
Fifth graders perform tests to identify acids and bases. In this chemistry instructional activity, 5th graders identify common household substances as acids or bases using cabbage juice indicator strips.
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An Introduction to Acids and Bases
Investigating pH is intriguing, especially with these activities designed for an introductory chemistry or physical science class. Pupils use litmus paper to distinguish acids and bases and then make indicators from food products....
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An Introduction to Acids and Bases
Students explore acids and bases. In this lesson about acids and bases, students do an experiment to test certain items to determine what they are. Students use cabbage and litmus paper as indicators. Students understand how to sort the...
Virginia Department of Education
Acids and Bases
What did one titration say to the other titration? We should meet at the end point! Young chemists perform four experiments: dilute solution, neutralization, titration, and figuring pH/pOH.
Virginia Department of Education
Acid-Base Theory
Litmus paper, why so blue? A chemistry lesson includes a pre-lab activity, practice calculating pH, an experiment measuring the pH in acids and bases, a titration demonstration, and a titration experiment.
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Acid-Base Chemistry
In this acid-base worksheet, students write balanced chemical equations given the reactants for 18 reactions. If no reaction occurs, they write N.R. They also rank acids and bases in increasing order.
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Strong Acids and Bases
A straight-forward exercise awaits your chemistry charges. Two pages provide plenty of room for them to calculate the pH of five solutions, determine the number of hydrogen and hydroxide ions, and solve problems dealing with solutions....
Teach Engineering
Basically Acids
Base your lesson plan on acids and bases on an informative resource. The first installment of a five-part module on the science behind Harry Potter has individuals investigate acid/base chemistry with the use of invisible inks. They also...
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Identifying Acids and Bases
Sixth graders observe the physical and chemical change that can occur in an acid and a base. In this acids and bases lesson plan, 6th graders use cabbage juice to identify, compare, and contrast acids and bases.
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Acids, Bases, and Indicators
Chemistry or physical science fledglings get comfortable identifying acids and bases with a variety of pH indicators. They discover that different indicator solutions have different ranges, practice testing soil acidity, and use antacids...
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Acids and Bases: Their Reactions, Conductivity, Base Indicators and Neutralization Reaction
Students conduct experiments and collect data to determine physical and chemical characteristics of acids and bases.
American Chemical Society
Using Chemical Change to Identify an Unknown
If you discover an unknown powder, how do you determine if it is safe? Lesson uses four different tests to identify the properties of various powders that appear the same. Then scholars get an unknown powder and have to determine which...
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Investigating the Change
Sugar crystal growth is observed as an example of physical change and cabbage juice pH indicator is used to demonstrate chemical change. The crystal growth is tracked over five days. The cabbage juice experiment is involved and can also...
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Properties of Acids and Bases
Students observe and investigate properties of acids and bases. In this acids and bases lesson plan, students perform 5 different experiments including reactions of acids and metals, reaction of acids with carbonates, neutralization...
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Can Acid and Bases Remedy the Body?
Young scholars experiment with acids and bases using technology-based "probe-ware", computers, and household products in this exciting biology/chemistry lesson plan. The lesson plan was written for an advanced 6th grade class.
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Acids and Bases
Students use supporting evidence to predict if common household substances are acids or bases. They determine the pH of the substances and describe the results of the investigation and characteristics of each substance.
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Acid and Base Activities
Students experiment with acids and bases. In this elementary level chemistry instructional activity, students perform activities for testing acids and bases. They use universal indicator paper to determine which substances are acidic and...
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Acids and Bases
In this acids and bases worksheet, students review the characteristics of acids and bases, pK values, factors that change the rate of reactions, and catalysts. This worksheet has 17 multiple choice questions.
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Acids and Bases
Young scholars analyze everyday materials to determine whether they are acids, bases, or neutral. In this chemistry lesson, students investigate the pH of various house hold products. They discuss why it is important to know if...
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Strings and Things: An Investigation into pH
Students test the pH of everyday substances. In this chemistry lesson, students test the pH of household substances using litmus paper to classify substances as acids or bases, then use pH to test the validity of the claim that dock...
Royal Society of Chemistry
The 400m Event—Chemistry and Sport
How do Olympic runners succeed in physically demanding events like the 400-meter dash? Physiology scholars explore the relationship between acids, bases, and the muscular system through a scenario-driven activity. The lesson focuses on...
University of Georgia
Antacid and Uncle Heartburn
Household materials can be used for more than cleaning! In this collaborative experiment, emerging chemists use products such as vinegar and liquid antacid to explore chemical reactions that commonly occur in the human body.
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The Measurement Of Acids And Bases
Middle schoolers investigate the differences in chemistry between an acid and a base substance. They conduct measurements based upon the pH scale and then answer the questions included in the lesson plan. The information for the lesson...