Acids & Bases Complete Lesson Plan - MS 6-8

Engage your students with this comprehensive, hands-on middle school science unit on acids and bases.
This fully editable, multiday resource includes presentations, worksheets, student-choice projects, and assessments—everything you need to deliver an engaging, differentiated lesson with minimal prep time.

Your students will explore the chemistry of acids and bases, test pH levels, and discover how ions play a key role in chemical reactions—all while taking ownership of their learning through student-led activities and multimodal instruction.

Essential Questions

• What are the differences between acids and bases?

• How are ions related to acids and bases?

• How can you test for acids and bases using pH?

Why Teachers Love This Kesler Science Complete Lesson

• Differentiated materials for students who need additional support

• Multimodal learning to keep middle schoolers actively engaged

• Maximum flexibility – printable, digital, or hybrid formats available

• Editable PowerPoints so you can easily customize for your classroom

• Spanish translations for vocabulary, reading passages, and interactive notebook pages

Built around the **research-backed 5E Instructional Model—Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate—**this lesson promotes deep understanding through inquiry, practice, and reflection.

What’s Included in Each 5E Stage

Engage

Start strong with interactive and accessible introduction materials:

• Objectives and Word Wall Cards in English and Spanish

• Teacher guide with discussion starters, activity ideas, and common misconceptions

Explore

Students dive into acids, bases, and the pH scale through a student-led, differentiated station lab designed for every learning style.
With nine interactive stations, your students will explore how to identify, test, and compare acids and bases in multiple ways.

Input Stations help students absorb information through multimodal learning:

• Explore It! – Hands-on experiment or demo connecting learning to real-world examples

• Read It! – Short reading passage with comprehension questions (English and Spanish versions included)

• Research It! – Guided online exploration with structured tasks and questions

• Watch It! – Video-based learning with follow-up discussions

Output Stations give students opportunities to demonstrate their understanding:

• Organize It! – Categorize examples through printable or digital card sorts

• Write It! – Respond to open-ended prompts in complete sentences using academic vocabulary

• Illustrate It! – Create diagrams or drawings to visualize acids, bases, and pH concepts

• Assess It! – Apply vocabulary and demonstrate mastery through comprehension questions

Bonus Station – Challenge It!
Perfect for early finishers and advanced learners, this station includes fun extension activities that deepen understanding and reinforce learning.

Explain

Help students synthesize their discoveries and connect new concepts through:

• Editable PowerPoints in standard and interactive versions

• Interactive Notebook Templates (digital and printable, English and Spanish)

• Note-taking templates to help students track and organize learning

Elaborate

Encourage creativity and independent thinking with student-choice projects on acids and bases.
Students extend their understanding beyond the lab by designing projects that demonstrate key concepts in innovative ways—perfect for class or home learning.

Evaluate

Reinforce and assess mastery with:

• STAAR 2.0–style assessment questions in both standard and modified versions

• Review worksheets for discussion, homework, or test preparation

Perfect for In-Class or Virtual Learning

This resource is designed for maximum flexibility and is fully compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides.
The station lab and interactive notebook materials can be used seamlessly in in-person or digital classrooms, allowing students to learn effectively anywhere.

This is a finished product; it will be updated with formatting or corrections as needed. Future improvements and new features will be sold as a separate product.