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