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 funnel or spoon (b) vinegar (c) a magnet (d) a tray for spills
- 2.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar
- 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🔮 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
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) sugar (c) a balloon (d) a funnel or spoon
- 7.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) carbon dioxide (b) helium (c) hydrogen (d) oxygen
- 8.⚖️ 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) the kind of balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) spoons of baking soda
- 9.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 11.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) salt water (c) soap solution (d) lemon juice
- 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔮 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
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 15.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) detergent water
- 16.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) nothing at all (c) it glows in the dark (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a seed (d) baking soda
- 20.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) detergent water
- 22.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) curd (d) plain water
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) sugar water (d) vinegar
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 25.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) a comb (d) an empty bottle
- 27.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the balloon got cold (c) the bottle got tired (d) the gas froze
- 28.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a tray for spills (d) a comb
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a mirror (c) a seed (d) sugar
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 39.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rinse with clean water (c) ignore it (d) rub it hard
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
Answer key
- a magnet
- True
- the amount of vinegar
- not needed
- very little fizzing
- sugar
- carbon dioxide
- spoons of baking soda
- neutral
- lemon juice
- lemon juice
- False
- it grows bigger
- a mirror
- detergent water
- True
- not needed
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- a seed
- an acid
- detergent water
- plain water
- vinegar
- we keep it the same
- False
- an empty bottle
- an ingredient ran out
- needed
- soap solution
- a magnet
- a comb
- True
- False
- True
- the kind of balloon
- curd
- a funnel or spoon
- we keep it the same
- rinse with clean water
- a balloon
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