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 is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) vinegar
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 5.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) vinegar (d) soap solution
- 9.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 11.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rinse with clean water (c) rub it hard (d) ignore it
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) a comb
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a seed (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the same bottle
- 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a battery cell (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 17.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they float apart (c) they react (d) they freeze
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) an empty bottle
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a funnel or spoon (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a comb (c) a seed (d) a magnet
- 25.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) lemon juice (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) a comb (d) sugar
- 27.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) outside air gets in (c) the bottle shrinks (d) vinegar is hot
- 28.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a seed
- 32.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 36.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 37.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) the balloon bursts (c) a huge eruption (d) very little fizzing
- 39.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the bottle got tired (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 40.🫧 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
Answer key
- vinegar
- we keep it the same
- True
- baking soda water
- a base
- False
- False
- soap solution
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- rinse with clean water
- a comb
- a seed
- size of the balloon
- needed
- a battery cell
- they react
- a comb
- True
- a mirror
- plain water
- a magnet
- a mirror
- a tray for spills
- lemon juice
- an empty bottle
- gas is made inside
- False
- a battery cell
- orange juice
- a seed
- True
- True
- False
- a funnel or spoon
- an acid
- True
- very little fizzing
- an ingredient ran out
- lots of fizzy bubbles
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