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