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.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the balloon got cold (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the bottle got tired
- 2.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) carbon dioxide (c) helium (d) oxygen
- 3.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) vinegar (c) a seed (d) a tray for spills
- 7.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 8.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 11.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) the balloon bursts (c) it turns to honey (d) very little fizzing
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 14.🛟 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
- 15.True or false: soap solution is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 18.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 21.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) baking soda water (d) vinegar
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.📘 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
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) keep it away from eyes (d) shake it near your face
- 28.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they react (c) they float apart (d) they freeze
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a tray for spills (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) sugar
- 31.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 32.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) orange juice (b) detergent water (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 33.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) it glows in the dark (c) nothing at all (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) a comb
- 36.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) sugar water (d) lemon juice
Answer key
- an ingredient ran out
- carbon dioxide
- needed
- not needed
- False
- a seed
- tamarind water
- neutral
- a mirror
- vinegar
- very little fizzing
- we keep it the same
- lemon juice
- rinse with clean water
- False
- False
- lemon juice
- needed
- False
- we measure it
- needed
- True
- sugar water
- True
- yes, a new gas forms
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- they react
- sugar
- baking soda
- an acid
- orange juice
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- a comb
- True
- False
- False
- True
- sugar water
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