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 an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) the bottle shrinks
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a comb (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 7.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a balloon
- 10.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they react (c) they become magnets (d) they float apart
- 11.🛟 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
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the same bottle
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) a mirror
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 16.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 18.🔮 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
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) an empty bottle
- 21.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) lemon juice
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a battery cell (c) sugar (d) a magnet
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it glows in the dark
- 25.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 26.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) tamarind water (c) baking soda water (d) salt water
- 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 32.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) orange juice (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 37.True or false: orange juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) vinegar (d) plain water
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
Answer key
- needed
- an acid
- we keep it the same
- True
- gas is made inside
- a comb
- False
- False
- a magnet
- they react
- keep it away from eyes
- size of the balloon
- baking soda water
- vinegar
- a mirror
- False
- an acid
- an ingredient ran out
- the same bottle
- sugar
- baking soda water
- a funnel or spoon
- True
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- neutral
- False
- tamarind water
- we change it
- needed
- False
- a comb
- plain water
- we keep it the same
- True
- a base
- plain water
- False
- True
- vinegar
- spoons of baking soda
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