The pH Scale Lesson Plan

In this lesson, this matieral teaches students about the pH scale. It discusses why the pH scale is important, what the universal indicator is, how to make a pH scale, and what it is used for. This link provides lessons and teacher resources.

Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives: 
  • No Running with he experiments near

  • Water to the front

  • Students should be able to measure the pH reading of all types of various substances.

  • Students should be able to determine the severity of the nature of acids and bases.

  • Wordle will be used to create word clouds.

  • Word clouds will contain all the vocabulary words from each previous quiz.

  • Printed word clouds will be the only thing used to answer the in class vocabulary study guide.

Essential and guiding questions: 
  • What is the pH Scale?
  • Why is it important?
  • Universal Indicator?
  • How to make a pH Scale
  • What is it used for?

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Applying

Helpful Hints

Materials and Aids:

  • Computer Powerpoint/PHSCALE
  • pH Paper
  • Red Litmus,
  • Blue Litmus
  • Wordle will be used on the computers in the lab

References

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