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