ACIDS

AND

ALKALINE
MATERIALS
A PURPLE CABBAGE
A KNIFE
A CHOPPING BOARD

BOILING WATER
2 BOWLS
KITCHEN TOWEL
A WOODEN SPOON
PEGS
STRING
MILK AND SOAP

LEMON JUICE
SODIUM BICARBONATE

METHODS
1.

ASK AN ADULT TO HELP YOU CHOP

THE CABBAGE OR YOU CAN TEAR THE
CABBAGE LEAVES INSTEAD OF USING A
KNIFE.PUT IT INTO IT.

2. CAREFULLY POUR BOILING [VERY

HOT]WATER ONTO IT.
3. STIR IT SLOWLY USING THE WOODEN
SPOON.
4. THE COLOUR FROM THE CABBAGE
DISSOLVES IN THE HOT WATER AND
TURNS IT BLUE.
5. POUR THE WATER INTO ANOTHER
BOWL.
6. LET THE BLUE WATER COOL.YOU
HAVE MADE AN INDICATOR LIQUID THAT

WILL TELL YOU WHETHER A SUBSTANCE

IS ACID,ALKALINE OR NEUTRAL.
7. CUT THE KITCHEN TOWEL INTO
STRIPS AND DIP THE STRIPS IN THE
INDICATOR LIQUID.
8. USE THE PEGS TO HANG THE STRIPS
ON THE STRING UNTIL THEY ARE DRY.
9. DIP THE INDICATOR STRIPS INTO
SOAP,MILK,LEMON JUICE AND
BICARBONATE OF SODA MIXED WITH
WATER.

10.

DIFFERENT SUBSTANCES TURN THE

PAPER DIFFERENT COLOUR.