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