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 an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) gas is made inside (d) outside air gets in
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) a balloon (d) a funnel or spoon
- 4.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) curd (c) lemon juice (d) soap solution
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) baking soda water (c) lemon juice (d) vinegar
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 8.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) an empty bottle
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 15.🛟 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
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 17.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) a huge eruption (c) very little fizzing (d) the balloon bursts
- 19.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) soap solution (c) salt water (d) orange juice
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 21.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 23.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 26.🔮 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
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 28.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 30.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle (d) the amount of vinegar
- 32.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 33.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) sugar water (d) curd
- 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) there is no change (b) it shrinks (c) it grows bigger (d) it turns blue
- 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
Answer key
- needed
- gas is made inside
- a battery cell
- False
- soap solution
- baking soda water
- detergent water
- True
- True
- a seed
- we measure it
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- rinse with clean water
- size of the balloon
- True
- very little fizzing
- salt water
- a comb
- needed
- neutral
- True
- False
- an acid
- an ingredient ran out
- plain water
- False
- sugar water
- not needed
- spoons of baking soda
- an acid
- sugar water
- False
- True
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- it grows bigger
- we keep it the same
- we change it
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