Acids Bases and Indicators - Dominoes Game KS3

A dominoes game for middle school with questions and statements on acids, bases and indicators instead of numbers.

Prior Knowledge

• An acid is a substance which contains hydrogen, tastes sour, turns blue litmus red and has a pH between 0 and 6
• A base is a substance which is the oxide or hydroxide of a metal, feels soapy, turns red litmus blue and has a pH between 8 and 14
• Hydroxides are soluble bases
• Neutral substances are neither acidic nor alkaline
• For neutral substances, red litmus stays red and blue litmus stays blue
• The pH of strong acids (0 – 2), weak acids (3 – 6), neutral substances (7), weak bases (8 – 11) and strong bases (12 – 14)
• Concentrated acids and bases are corrosive
• Many foods contain dilute weak acids and bases and gives examples

What You Get

• 90 dominos
• Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.

Rules of the Game

• Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.
• The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.
• Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.
• If a player thinks a match is wrong, they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.
• If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.

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