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