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 turns blue (c) it shrinks (d) it grows bigger
- 2.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the bottle got tired (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a comb (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 6.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) carbon dioxide (c) helium (d) hydrogen
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 8.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon
- 12.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) gas is made inside
- 13.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they react (b) they float apart (c) they freeze (d) they become magnets
- 14.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 16.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 18.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) sugar water (d) detergent water
- 19.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) a huge eruption (c) very little fizzing (d) it turns to honey
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 21.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) shake it near your face (c) put it in your mouth (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 22.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rinse with clean water (d) rub it hard
- 23.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 28.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) lemon juice (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) detergent water
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a comb
- 34.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) curd (d) plain water
- 36.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) vinegar (c) detergent water (d) baking soda water
- 40.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- it grows bigger
- an ingredient ran out
- not needed
- a balloon
- a battery cell
- carbon dioxide
- we change it
- needed
- False
- False
- the amount of vinegar
- gas is made inside
- they react
- True
- an acid
- needed
- a comb
- sugar water
- very little fizzing
- we measure it
- keep it away from eyes
- rinse with clean water
- False
- False
- True
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- lemon juice
- a comb
- an acid
- curd
- neutral
- not needed
- needed
- vinegar
- False
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