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) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a seed
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a seed (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 4.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) a tray for spills (d) a magnet
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it shrinks (c) it turns blue (d) there is no change
- 9.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 12.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rub it hard (c) rinse with clean water (d) ignore it
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 15.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) a tray for spills (d) baking soda
- 17.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) orange juice (d) curd
- 18.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🔮 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
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔮 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
- 22.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 24.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 27.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) vinegar (d) baking soda water
- 28.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 29.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) lemon juice (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the kind of balloon
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 37.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a seed
- sugar
- vinegar
- False
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- it grows bigger
- needed
- needed
- neutral
- rinse with clean water
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- True
- a mirror
- baking soda water
- needed
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- very little fizzing
- False
- plain water
- lemon juice
- False
- a base
- vinegar
- a base
- False
- False
- sugar
- we keep it the same
- soap solution
- baking soda water
- size of the balloon
- a mirror
- an acid
- not needed
- neutral
- False
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