Middle School Science: pH Scale

Resources for MYP/DP Science

Criterion B & C

Criterion B & C
pH Scale Inquiry
G8 Lab Report Checklist
Use this per Ms Tatiana!

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Background

What is the pH scale? This is a scale from 0 to 14. It is used to describe a substance as acid, neutral, or alkali. Numbers below 7 are acid, 7 is neutral (neither acid nor alkali), and numbers above 7 are alkali.

Databases to Use

Username & Password

Concordian Database Passwords (Updated September 2024)
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Scitable Glossary
Nature Education, Science Glossary

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DK Find Out! This link opens in a new window
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Britannica School This link opens in a new window
Core Concepts: Periodic Table This link opens in a new window
Core Concepts: Chemistry This link opens in a new window
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PowerKnowledge: Earth & Space Science This link opens in a new window
PowerKnowledge: Life Sciences This link opens in a new window
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Teen Health & Wellness This link opens in a new window
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World This link opens in a new window
Scientific American This link opens in a new window

The Meaning of pH

Acids, Bases, & the pH Scale
From Science Buddies.
pH Indicators
UC Davis ChemWiki by University of California.

Acids and Bases

Acid-base Titration Curves
From Aus-e-Tute.
Acids and Bases
An Introduction by Anthony Carpi, Ph.D.
Acids and Bases
From ChemTutor.
Acids and Bases
Links to images and videos From NeoK12.
Acidulants in food
From Food Additives and Ingredients Association (FAIA).
Food additives categories
From Foodreactions.org
The science of cooking
Volcanic Gases and Their Effects
From U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Videos to Watch

Acids in the Atmosphere

"Acid rain woods1" by Nipik. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Syllabus - 9.3 The acid environment : 2. Acid oxides in the atmosphere.

Acid rain in the news
From Exploring Earth.
Air Quality
U.S. EPA
Air Quality Resources
U.S. National Weather Service
The chemistry of acid rain
From Aus-e-Tute.
Clean Air Initiative - Asia
Clean Air Asia was established in 2001 as the premier air quality network for Asia by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and USAID. I
The Kyoto Protocol UNFCCC.
The text of the Kyoto Protocol may be downloaded from this site.
Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Sulfur dioxide
U.S Environment Protection Agency - Nitrogen dioxide
Web Elements: Nitrogen
Follow links for oxides
Web Elements: Sulphur
Follow links for sulphur dioxide.
What is acid rain?
USGS.

Measuring pH Values

Measuring pH: Indicators, Paper, and Meters
A lab supply company trying to sell you different apparatus. However, it shows you when pH indicators, pH test papers, and pH meters should be used.

Using the pH Meter
Instruction from the University of Texas at Dallas
pHMeter
Tutorial

pHPaper
Tutorial
Red / Blue Litmus paper?
or you can use universal indicator paper....