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