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Science 7 Activity Sheet 2023 2024

The document describes procedures for using plant extracts as indicators to test whether household substances and water samples are acidic or basic. Students prepare an indicator by boiling plant peel/leaves with water and adding alum powder. They then use the indicator to test samples by adding drops of indicator and observing the color change, which indicates whether the sample is acidic (red/blue) or basic (green/yellow). The purpose is to determine the pH of common products and different water sources.

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Science 7 Activity Sheet 2023 2024

The document describes procedures for using plant extracts as indicators to test whether household substances and water samples are acidic or basic. Students prepare an indicator by boiling plant peel/leaves with water and adding alum powder. They then use the indicator to test samples by adding drops of indicator and observing the color change, which indicates whether the sample is acidic (red/blue) or basic (green/yellow). The purpose is to determine the pH of common products and different water sources.

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SCIENCE 7

Name: ______________________________________ Score______________


Grade and Section: __________________________ Date:_______________
Activity No. __
Title: How can you tell if a solution is an acid or a base?
I. Objectives:
1. Prepare a plant indicator from any of the following plants: violet eggplant peel, purple camote peel, red
mayana leaves or violet Baston ni San Jose
2. Find out if a given sample is acidic or basic using the indicator
Part A. Preparation of Indicator*
In this part of Activity 1, you will prepare a plant indicator that you will use to determine if a given material is an
acid or a base.
Materials Needed
1 pc mature, dark violet eggplant or camote leaves of Mayana or Baston ni San Jose
alum (tawas) powder , peeler, small casserole, plastic egg tray or small transparent plastic cups
brown bottle with cover (any clean non-transparent bottle), stove
Procedures
1. Peel an eggplant as thin as possible. (You may also use the skin of purple camote or the leaves of red mayana or Baston ni San Jose.)

Cut the materials into small pieces and place in a small casserole or milk can. You may keep the flesh of the eggplant or camote for other
purposes.

2. Add about ⅓ to ½ cup tap water to the peel depending on the size of the eggplant or camote used. Boil for 5 minutes. Stir from time to
time.

3. Transfer only the solution into a bottle while it is still hot. There is no need to filter, just remove the solid portion. The solution may
change if left in open air for more than 5 minutes.

4. Immediately add a pinch (2-3 matchstick head size) of alum (tawas) powder into the solution or until the solution becomes dark blue in
color. Stir well while still hot. This is now the indicator solution.

Note: Alum will stabilize the extract. The extract will be more stable with alum but it is recommended that the solution be used within a
few days. Keep the extract in the refrigerator or cool dark place when not in use.

Part B. Determining the acidity or basicity of some common household items


In this part of the activity, you will find out if a given household material is acidic or basic using the plant indicator you have prepared in
Part A.

Materials Needed
Vinegar, distilled water, tap water, baking soda, baking powder, calamansi,
Other food/home items with no color:
(toothpaste, shampoo, soap, detergent, fruit juice like buko juice, sugar in water, soft drink)
2 plastic egg trays or 12 small plastic containers 6 droppers 6 plastic teaspoons stirrer
(may be teaspoon, barbecue stick or drinking straw)
Procedure
1. Place one (1) teaspoon of each sample in each well of the egg tray.

2. Add 8-10 drops (or ½ teaspoon) of the indicator solution to the first sample.

Note: If the sample is solid, wet a pinch (size of 2-3 match heads) of the solid with about ½ teaspoon of distilled water.
3. Note the color produced. Record your observations in column 2 of Table 1.
Sample Color of indicator Nature of sample
calamansi
tap water (water from the faucet)
Distilled water
vinegar
sugar in water
baking soda
baking powder
soft drink (colorless)
coconut water (from buko)
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toothpaste
shampoo
soap

4. Repeat step number 1 of Part B for the other samples.


5. Determine the acidic/basic nature of your sample using the color scheme below for eggplant or camote
indicator and record the nature of each sample in Table 1.
Strongly acidic: red to pale red Strongly basic: yellow
Weakly acidic: blue Weakly basic: green

Part C. Determining the acidity or basicity of water from different sources


In this part of Activity 1, you will find out how acidic or basic the samples of water from different sources are.
Materials Needed:
At least one cup water from each of the following sources of water:
rainwater river, lake or stream, pond, canal, faucet, deep well or hand pump, bottled water (mineral water) or distilled water, 2 plastic egg
trays or 8 small plastic containers, 6 droppers, 6 plastic teaspoons

Procedure
1. Place one (1) teaspoon of each sample in each well of the egg tray.

2. Add 8-10 drops (or ½ teaspoon) of the indicator solution to the first sample.

Note: If the sample is solid, wet a pinch (size of 2-3 match heads) of the solid with about ½ teaspoon of distilled water.
3. Note the color produced. Record your observations in column 2 of Table 2.

Table 2. Acidic or basic nature of water from different sources

4. Determine the acidic/basic nature of your sample using the color scheme below for eggplant or camote indicator and record the nature
of each sample in Table 2.
Strongly acidic: red to pale red Weakly acidic: blue
Weakly basic: green Strongly basic: yellow

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