Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
Tear half a head of cabbage into small pieces and place them in a large bowl.
Step 2
Fill the bowl with warm tap water and let it sit for an hour.
Step 3
Pour the red cabbage mixture into a large cup. The purple liquid in the jar is your red cabbage indicator!
Step 4
Take your two remaining cups, and fill both of them halfway with water. Add a scoop of citric acid to the first cup and a scoop of baking soda to the second cup.
Final result!
Use the teaspoon to add small amounts of red cabbage indicator to both cups. (If you don't see the color change, keep adding more indicator.) Note that acids turn water into warm colors, while bases turn water into cool colors! What colors do you see?
