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