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Purple Tea Acids and Bases
This activity is a quick introduction to identifying acids and bases using blue butterfly pea flower tea as a pH indicator, drawing particle diagrams, and an introduction to reversible reactions and equilibrium. Blue pea flower tea is in expensive, non-toxic, and easy to use.
Measuring brightness with a grease spot photometer
A piece of white paper stained with oil or grease allows students to compare the intensity of light sources. The device takes seconds to make: just rub a small amount of oil or grease onto a piece of paper. Then place one light source on either side of the paper and observe whether the grease spot looks light or dark.
Which is bigger, the moon or the sun? Introduction to angular size
Students use graph paper targets to compare the angular size to the true size for objects at different distances
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