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