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.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a comb (c) an empty bottle (d) sugar
- 3.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 4.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) orange juice
- 5.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the balloon got cold (d) the bottle got tired
- 6.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 7.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda
- 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🔮 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
- 10.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) plain water (c) lemon juice (d) sugar water
- 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bottle (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon
- 13.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 14.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) it turns to honey (c) very little fizzing (d) a huge eruption
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the amount of vinegar (c) the same bottle (d) the kind of balloon
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a seed (c) a tray for spills (d) baking soda
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a mirror (d) a tray for spills
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) curd
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a comb (d) a funnel or spoon
- 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) vinegar (c) soap solution (d) orange juice
- 24.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) sugar (c) an empty bottle (d) vinegar
- 28.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 29.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) a battery cell
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a magnet (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a tray for spills
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 35.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) baking soda water (c) vinegar (d) sugar water
- 37.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) gas is made inside
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) a tray for spills (d) a seed
- 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.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- neutral
- an empty bottle
- rinse with clean water
- orange juice
- an ingredient ran out
- keep it away from eyes
- size of the balloon
- not needed
- it grows bigger
- lemon juice
- we keep it the same
- the same bottle
- a base
- very little fizzing
- spoons of baking soda
- a seed
- the amount of vinegar
- a mirror
- False
- baking soda water
- a funnel or spoon
- False
- soap solution
- True
- not needed
- needed
- sugar
- neutral
- True
- False
- False
- baking soda
- a magnet
- a magnet
- False
- sugar water
- gas is made inside
- a seed
- we measure it
- True
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