Disappearing Message Activity; A Fun Way to Teach pH
High School
How long has it been since you caught a student passing a note in class? Warning: in this activity you’ll be teaching your students how to write disappearing messages, so there’s no telling what kind of mischief will result.
This lesson plan will show you how to use thymolphthalein, ethanol, and sodium hydroxide solution to illustrate the effect of pH change on indicator color. The resulting solution can be used as disappearing ink (Ward’s Science disclaims all responsibility for aforementioned mischief). This is a fun one that takes about half an hour.
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VWR® Standard-Grade Beakers
With uniform wall thickness and white enamel, double-graduated metric scale the beakers can be heated and used with acids, salt solutions, and organic solvents.
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Thymolphthalein
CAS Number: 125-20-2.
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Ethyl Alcohol Denatured
This product is designed for educational and teaching laboratories.
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Sodium Hydroxide
CAS Number: 1310-73-2.
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