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