PhET: pH Scale Basics Activity Guide

The PhET: pH Scale Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “pH Scale Basics”. Students will experiment to …

• determine if a solution is acidic, basic or neutral
• place acids or bases in order of relative acidity or basicity
• relate liquid color to pH
• predict how solution volume or dilution with water will affect the pH of acids or bases

Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can follow the link to the free simulation. The best part is that students don’t even know they are learning, they just think they are having fun!

The activity guide includes PDF and Google Doc versions for printing worksheets or sharing via Google Drive or Google Classroom. Also included is a TPT Easel version. This lesson is perfect for face to face, hybrid, or remote learning!

This product includes the Activity Guide in color (pdf), Activity Guide for photocopying (pdf), Activity Guide (Google Doc), Answer Key, and a Getting Started Guide for teachers.

*PhET simulations are fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena. As students interact with the simulation, they get immediate feedback about the affects of the changes they made. All PhET simulations are freely available from the PhET website (phet.colorado.edu) and are easy to use and incorporate into the classroom. The new Next Generation sims utilize HTML 5 which allows them to run in any modern web browser on most devices including Chromebooks and tablets like the iPad! Learn more about using PhET Simulations with your students.