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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a comb (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 3.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 6.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) soap solution (d) vinegar
- 7.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) orange juice (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 8.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 10.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 11.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they react (c) they float apart (d) they freeze
- 12.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only melting (b) no, nothing changes (c) it is only dissolving (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) size of the balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) the same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottle
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) an empty bottle (d) a battery cell
- 17.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) it glows in the dark (c) nothing at all (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 18.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 19.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the gas froze (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) sugar (d) a comb
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 27.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) tamarind water (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 28.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) a battery cell
- 36.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it turns blue (c) it grows bigger (d) there is no change
- 38.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) curd (c) baking soda water (d) sugar water
- 39.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) carbon dioxide (d) helium
- 40.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) add baking soda (c) ignore it (d) rinse with clean water
Answer key
- a comb
- a magnet
- False
- needed
- a base
- vinegar
- orange juice
- not needed
- detergent water
- an acid
- they react
- yes, a new gas forms
- spoons of baking soda
- size of the balloon
- False
- a battery cell
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- gas is made inside
- needed
- an ingredient ran out
- we measure it
- we change it
- a balloon
- True
- False
- sugar
- tamarind water
- True
- not needed
- an acid
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- needed
- baking soda
- not needed
- it grows bigger
- sugar water
- carbon dioxide
- rinse with clean water
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