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Red cabbage indicator experiment

Inspiration Video

Preparation

  1. Red cabbage
  2. Boiling water
  3. A pyrex container or bowl that can take boiling water
  4. Some beakers / clear glasses / vials
  5. Sieve

Creating the indicator

  • Add a quarter of the red cabbage to the bowl or pyrex container
  • Pour boiling water
  • leave for 20 minutes
  • sieve out the cabbage
  • take the water solution and allow to cool down

Presentation (the actual presentation in school)

Requirements

  1. Need a bottle with the red cabbage solution
  2. Bottle with vinegar – ideally white vinegar
  3. Bottle of water from tap – make sure to know how to diffenrentiate between this and the vinegar
    • Note: sparkling water is acidic
  4. Soap or a cleaning fluid or milk for the alkaline solution
  5. Beaker or pyrex jug
  6. A red cabbage to reveal at the end