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