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