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