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