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.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) it glows in the dark (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) nothing at all
- 2.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 6.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) tamarind water (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) the kind of balloon
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a tray for spills (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 10.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) a comb
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a tray for spills (c) vinegar (d) an empty bottle
- 15.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 16.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) vinegar is hot (c) outside air gets in (d) the bottle shrinks
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) vinegar (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 18.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) orange juice
- 19.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon (d) the same bottle
- 23.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) vinegar (d) soap solution
- 25.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 28.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) vinegar
- 31.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 34.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the gas froze (c) the bottle got tired (d) an ingredient ran out
- 35.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) carbon dioxide (c) oxygen (d) hydrogen
- 36.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) soap solution (c) curd (d) sugar water
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a tray for spills (c) a balloon (d) a comb
Answer key
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- sugar water
- we keep it the same
- False
- keep it away from eyes
- tamarind water
- spoons of baking soda
- we measure it
- sugar
- not needed
- needed
- an empty bottle
- a mirror
- a seed
- a base
- gas is made inside
- plain water
- orange juice
- a base
- False
- not needed
- size of the balloon
- True
- vinegar
- True
- salt water
- we keep it the same
- an acid
- a seed
- a battery cell
- needed
- an acid
- sugar water
- an ingredient ran out
- carbon dioxide
- True
- curd
- False
- False
- a comb
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