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.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) put it in your mouth (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 3.⚖️ 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 same bottle (d) the amount of vinegar
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) baking soda water (c) curd (d) plain water
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 7.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) there is no change (c) it shrinks (d) it grows bigger
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 12.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) tamarind water (d) soap solution
- 15.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) plain water (d) vinegar
- 17.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 19.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 20.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) a seed (d) a tray for spills
- 26.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) helium (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) an empty bottle (d) vinegar
- 28.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the balloon got cold (d) the bottle got tired
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon
- 30.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) outside air gets in (b) the bottle shrinks (c) vinegar is hot (d) gas is made inside
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) sugar water
- 33.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 38.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) add baking soda (c) rinse with clean water (d) rub it hard
- 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
Answer key
- False
- keep it away from eyes
- size of the balloon
- we measure it
- baking soda water
- a magnet
- not needed
- needed
- it grows bigger
- we keep it the same
- a comb
- False
- an acid
- soap solution
- spoons of baking soda
- plain water
- needed
- we change it
- a base
- a base
- orange juice
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- a seed
- carbon dioxide
- sugar
- an ingredient ran out
- the kind of balloon
- gas is made inside
- True
- curd
- False
- neutral
- needed
- detergent water
- False
- rinse with clean water
- not needed
- a mirror
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