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