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.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) plain water (c) vinegar (d) detergent water
- 7.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 8.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they float apart (c) they become magnets (d) they react
- 9.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) orange juice (c) sugar water (d) vinegar
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) tamarind water (d) plain water
- 11.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) vinegar
- 15.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) helium (c) oxygen (d) carbon dioxide
- 16.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) add baking soda
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a tray for spills (c) a seed (d) sugar
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a tray for spills
- 19.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it glows in the dark (c) nothing at all (d) it turns to ice
- 20.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) tamarind water
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 23.🔮 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
- 24.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 25.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a balloon
- 28.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) the balloon bursts
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it turns blue (c) it grows bigger (d) there is no change
- 32.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 34.True or false: a balloon 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 kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a magnet (d) baking soda
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) vinegar (c) lemon juice (d) tamarind water
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a magnet (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
Answer key
- False
- we keep it the same
- a comb
- True
- True
- plain water
- False
- they react
- sugar water
- plain water
- the kind of balloon
- True
- needed
- vinegar
- carbon dioxide
- rinse with clean water
- a tray for spills
- a magnet
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- needed
- baking soda water
- we change it
- an ingredient ran out
- neutral
- an acid
- a funnel or spoon
- a battery cell
- very little fizzing
- True
- True
- it grows bigger
- False
- a seed
- False
- the same bottle
- a magnet
- detergent water
- we keep it the same
- curd
- vinegar
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