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) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 4.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) baking soda water (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 5.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) oxygen (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 15.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 18.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only dissolving (b) it is only melting (c) no, nothing changes (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 22.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) curd (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 24.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) curd (d) soap solution
- 34.🛟 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
- 35.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) the same bottle (d) the amount of vinegar
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
Answer key
- a comb
- a magnet
- a funnel or spoon
- baking soda water
- an acid
- we keep it the same
- False
- we keep it the same
- baking soda
- we measure it
- carbon dioxide
- we change it
- vinegar
- detergent water
- False
- True
- the kind of balloon
- needed
- True
- yes, a new gas forms
- size of the balloon
- needed
- curd
- False
- True
- needed
- False
- False
- False
- sugar water
- True
- False
- curd
- rinse with clean water
- neutral
- soap solution
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- True
- an acid
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