Science Experiment: Acids and Bases!

     Wyatt asked if we could do a science experiment from his science kit, so we went looking for one that looked interesting. We settled on an acids and bases lab because we had all the materials, and it sounded like fun to pick out lots of different liquids we could test to see if they're an acid or a base. Now, I did my best to try to explain, at a 6 year old level anyway, what an acids and bases are, but, let's be honest, most of it was kind of like I was speaking Hebrew to them or something...lol! They do know that they've heard of acids, and that there's a scale of acids and bases, and that bases are sort of "opposite" of acids, and are at the other end of the scale. They understood as best they could, and we moved on to the fun! Here are some pictures of them testing out different liquids! We made an pH indicator with red cabbage powder provided in the kit, and got to work! I also included a picture of our chart we made (so charting was involved too!). Chances are not all the answers are 100% right, but we had fun, and they did learn something, so we'll worry about being correct with acids and bases in a few more years. <3