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) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 2.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) plain water (c) vinegar (d) orange juice
- 3.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) keep it away from eyes (d) put it in your mouth
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a tray for spills (d) a seed
- 8.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) it turns to honey (d) a huge eruption
- 9.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 11.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the bottle got tired (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 12.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) it is only dissolving (c) it is only melting (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 14.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a comb
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the kind of balloon
- 20.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) detergent water (c) baking soda water (d) soap solution
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) the amount of vinegar
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.🔮 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
- 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a battery cell (c) a seed (d) vinegar
- 39.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- sugar
- plain water
- an acid
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- we keep it the same
- a seed
- very little fizzing
- True
- tamarind water
- an ingredient ran out
- yes, a new gas forms
- a balloon
- True
- a mirror
- True
- the same bottle
- a comb
- size of the balloon
- needed
- orange juice
- we measure it
- needed
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- we keep it the same
- an acid
- a mirror
- False
- we change it
- it grows bigger
- needed
- needed
- True
- False
- False
- False
- vinegar
- True
- the kind of balloon
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