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