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Investigating Acidity

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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.

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acids

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acid, base, litmus, neutral, science

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Neutralizing Acids and Bases

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Lesson Plan

Neutralizing Acids and Bases

American Chemical Society
Now that your science class has experimented with pH indicator and identified acids and bases, they attempt to get the cabbage juice indicator back to its original color. This is done through neutralization of the acids and bases that...
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Lesson Plan

Acids and Bases: Cabbage Juice Indicator

Curated OER
Fifth graders perform tests to identify acids and bases.  In this chemistry lesson, 5th graders identify common household substances as acids or bases using cabbage juice indicator strips.
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Lesson Plan

Color Changes with Acids and Bases

American Chemical Society
Getting back to the beginning of the unit, learners use reactions with red cabbage juice to determine if solutions are acidic, neutral, or basic. This is a straightforward and classic investigation, but what you will appreciate is the...
3rd - 8th Science
Lesson Plan

An Introduction to Acids and Bases

Curated OER
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....
7th - 10th Science
Worksheet

Acids And Bases

Curated OER
In this acid and base chemistry worksheet, students solve 25 clues in a crossword puzzle based on the pH of common household solutions and common names of chemical compounds.
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Scholastic
This video about pH will not leave a sour taste in your mouth! Through clear explanations and a little humor, upcoming chemists will learn the definitions and properties of acids and bases, as well as how pH is measured. This would make...
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Acids and Bases—Microscale Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry
Here's proof that small-scale labs lead to big-time learning. Introduce acid-base interactions to middle school scientists through a microscale chemistry lab. Pupils combine a variety of solutions and use indicators to obtain approximate...
6th - 8th Science
CCSS: Adaptable
Handout

Wyzant: Acids and Bases

Wyzant
This site presents everything you need to know about acids and bases and more! Gives a nice description on what acids and bases are, properties of both, strong and weak acids and bases, an overview of pH, and much more.
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Worksheet

Acids and Bases

Curated OER
For this acids and bases worksheet, learners complete 32 fill in the blank and short answer questions on acidity or alkalinity. They color molecular diagram according to the key.
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