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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a tray for spills (d) baking soda
- 2.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 3.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 6.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it grows bigger
- 10.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) yes, a new gas forms (c) it is only dissolving (d) it is only melting
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) the amount of vinegar (d) spoons of baking soda
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) it turns to honey
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bottle (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the kind of balloon
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a comb (d) a funnel or spoon
- 20.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) vinegar is hot (c) gas is made inside (d) outside air gets in
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) rinse with clean water (c) ignore it (d) add baking soda
- 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) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) a comb (d) a balloon
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) shake it near your face
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the bottle got tired (c) the balloon got cold (d) an ingredient ran out
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 36.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) vinegar (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a magnet (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
Answer key
- a battery cell
- a base
- an acid
- we keep it the same
- an empty bottle
- True
- True
- a magnet
- it grows bigger
- an acid
- False
- True
- yes, a new gas forms
- size of the balloon
- we keep it the same
- very little fizzing
- spoons of baking soda
- a battery cell
- a comb
- False
- True
- gas is made inside
- False
- rinse with clean water
- False
- False
- False
- a comb
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- True
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- True
- neutral
- neutral
- baking soda water
- we keep it the same
- detergent water
- a tray for spills
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