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