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