Baking Soda and Vinegar Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Acid + base → gas): 1. Pour vinegar into the plastic bottle, standing on a tray. 2. Spoon two teaspoons of baking soda into the balloon. 3. Stretch the balloon over the bottle’s mouth, letting it hang to the side. 4. Lift the balloon so the soda drops in, and keep faces back.
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- 1.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda
- 7.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) orange juice (b) detergent water (c) lemon juice (d) sugar water
- 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 12.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 13.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) it grows bigger (c) it shrinks (d) there is no change
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) hydrogen (c) oxygen (d) carbon dioxide
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the amount of vinegar (d) size of the balloon
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) salt water
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 21.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) tamarind water (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 22.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 23.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) detergent water (d) baking soda water
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) tamarind water (c) vinegar (d) lemon juice
- 26.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) lemon juice
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) a seed
- 29.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a tray for spills
- 31.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 35.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rinse with clean water (c) rub it hard (d) ignore it
- 36.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) curd (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 38.True or false: baking soda water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 40.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) it turns to honey
Answer key
- not needed
- we change it
- a battery cell
- False
- we measure it
- the amount of vinegar
- needed
- detergent water
- needed
- we keep it the same
- a funnel or spoon
- neutral
- it grows bigger
- we keep it the same
- carbon dioxide
- size of the balloon
- True
- salt water
- True
- an ingredient ran out
- plain water
- a base
- neutral
- vinegar
- plain water
- lemon juice
- vinegar
- a seed
- a base
- a seed
- True
- False
- True
- a base
- rinse with clean water
- curd
- baking soda water
- False
- lemon juice
- very little fizzing
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