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.🔮 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
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 3.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the gas froze (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the bottle got tired
- 5.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) orange juice (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.True or false: orange juice is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottle
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) lemon juice (c) vinegar (d) baking soda water
- 11.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) ignore it (c) rub it hard (d) add baking soda
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 13.🛟 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
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) sugar water (c) vinegar (d) soap solution
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) tamarind water (c) detergent water (d) orange juice
- 19.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) the balloon bursts (c) it turns to honey (d) very little fizzing
- 21.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🧺 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 balloon (d) a comb
- 24.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 25.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) gas is made inside (c) vinegar is hot (d) outside air gets in
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) vinegar (d) plain water
- 27.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) tamarind water
- 28.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) vinegar
- 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) a magnet (d) a comb
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they react (c) they float apart (d) they freeze
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a tray for spills
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a comb
Answer key
- it grows bigger
- plain water
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- orange juice
- not needed
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- baking soda water
- rinse with clean water
- baking soda
- keep it away from eyes
- we keep it the same
- False
- sugar water
- False
- detergent water
- needed
- very little fizzing
- needed
- we change it
- a comb
- an acid
- gas is made inside
- vinegar
- plain water
- not needed
- a battery cell
- True
- a mirror
- True
- an empty bottle
- size of the balloon
- they react
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- a comb
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