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.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) sugar water
- 3.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it turns blue (c) it grows bigger (d) there is no change
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 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.⚖️ 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
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 12.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) an empty bottle
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) vinegar
- 16.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) carbon dioxide (c) helium (d) oxygen
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the kind of balloon
- 18.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 19.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) orange juice (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 20.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) plain water (d) lemon juice
- 22.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a seed (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 24.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 28.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 29.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rub it hard (c) rinse with clean water (d) ignore it
- 30.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it turns to ice (c) nothing at all (d) it glows in the dark
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) curd (c) baking soda water (d) tamarind water
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda water (c) soap solution (d) detergent water
- 33.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) soap solution (d) vinegar
- 34.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) sugar (c) a tray for spills (d) a funnel or spoon
Answer key
- True
- detergent water
- True
- it grows bigger
- False
- True
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- the amount of vinegar
- lemon juice
- a battery cell
- False
- a comb
- we keep it the same
- soap solution
- carbon dioxide
- size of the balloon
- keep it away from eyes
- plain water
- an acid
- plain water
- True
- a seed
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- an acid
- neutral
- rinse with clean water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- baking soda water
- vinegar
- sugar water
- False
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- needed
- sugar
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