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 seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) sugar (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon
- 4.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) very little fizzing (c) the balloon bursts (d) a huge eruption
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) the same bottle (d) the kind of balloon
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a seed
- 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) tamarind water
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 12.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 15.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only melting (b) no, nothing changes (c) yes, a new gas forms (d) it is only dissolving
- 17.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they float apart (d) they react
- 18.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) salt water (d) vinegar
- 19.🔮 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
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 24.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon
- 28.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 31.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) an empty bottle (c) a tray for spills (d) a balloon
- 33.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) detergent water (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 34.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ 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) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 36.🛟 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
- 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.True or false: curd is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a funnel or spoon
Answer key
- not needed
- an empty bottle
- the amount of vinegar
- very little fizzing
- size of the balloon
- a seed
- not needed
- the same bottle
- detergent water
- True
- a comb
- needed
- needed
- an acid
- False
- yes, a new gas forms
- they react
- baking soda water
- it grows bigger
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- True
- a battery cell
- not needed
- True
- an acid
- the kind of balloon
- False
- True
- lemon juice
- needed
- a seed
- tamarind water
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- keep it away from eyes
- needed
- False
- a magnet
- sugar
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