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 of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) rinse with clean water (d) add baking soda
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ 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 same bottle (c) size of the balloon
- 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 12.🔮 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
- 13.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon
- 15.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) curd (b) soap solution (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a comb
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) detergent water
- 18.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 19.⚖️ 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) the same bottle (c) size of the balloon (d) the kind of balloon
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) orange juice
- 21.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a magnet
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a comb (d) a balloon
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) salt water (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 30.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) plain water (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) hydrogen (c) carbon dioxide (d) oxygen
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) a seed (d) baking soda
- 36.True or false: curd is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon (d) the kind of balloon
- 40.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
Answer key
- sugar
- we keep it the same
- True
- sugar
- we keep it the same
- rinse with clean water
- False
- the same bottle
- not needed
- needed
- we change it
- it grows bigger
- True
- the kind of balloon
- soap solution
- a balloon
- sugar water
- salt water
- spoons of baking soda
- plain water
- False
- a funnel or spoon
- a comb
- False
- True
- orange juice
- False
- True
- salt water
- a base
- baking soda water
- False
- False
- carbon dioxide
- a seed
- False
- True
- False
- size of the balloon
- an acid
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