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