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