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.⚖️ 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
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 3.🔮 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
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 5.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) curd (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 7.⚖️ 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) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 9.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) nothing at all (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it glows in the dark
- 10.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) curd (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 11.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 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) a tray for spills
- 18.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) a mirror
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 22.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) soap solution (c) vinegar (d) salt water
- 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the same bottle (c) size of the balloon (d) the kind of balloon
- 25.True or false: orange juice is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 29.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) ignore it (c) rinse with clean water (d) add baking soda
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 31.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they react (c) they float apart (d) they become magnets
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) orange juice (c) curd (d) detergent water
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a balloon
- 37.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) lemon juice
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) plain water
- 40.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
Answer key
- True
- a mirror
- it grows bigger
- baking soda
- False
- sugar water
- spoons of baking soda
- a funnel or spoon
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- baking soda water
- needed
- needed
- False
- not needed
- an acid
- True
- a comb
- needed
- True
- an empty bottle
- a magnet
- soap solution
- we keep it the same
- size of the balloon
- False
- False
- an acid
- we change it
- rinse with clean water
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- they react
- detergent water
- False
- a base
- a magnet
- needed
- salt water
- plain water
- an acid
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