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.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) gas is made inside (d) outside air gets in
- 2.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 3.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔮 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
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) shake it near your face
- 6.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) there is no change (c) it grows bigger (d) it turns blue
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) lemon juice (d) salt water
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) a comb
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a mirror (c) a comb (d) a seed
- 14.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 16.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) baking soda
- 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) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) size of the balloon
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) baking soda water (d) curd
- 23.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 24.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a tray for spills
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 34.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) soap solution (c) lemon juice (d) vinegar
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a seed (d) a balloon
- 36.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- gas is made inside
- we change it
- False
- very little fizzing
- keep it away from eyes
- it grows bigger
- size of the balloon
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- True
- lemon juice
- a comb
- an empty bottle
- True
- we measure it
- False
- sugar
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- False
- False
- baking soda water
- vinegar
- False
- a battery cell
- True
- True
- needed
- False
- rinse with clean water
- detergent water
- False
- neutral
- soap solution
- a seed
- False
- True
- the kind of balloon
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
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