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