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