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