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.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) vinegar is hot (c) outside air gets in (d) the bottle shrinks
- 2.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) it shrinks (c) there is no change (d) it grows bigger
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) a balloon
- 5.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) it is only melting (c) it is only dissolving (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 6.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 9.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) plain water
- 10.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) detergent water (b) orange juice (c) tamarind water (d) vinegar
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) curd (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 14.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) tamarind water (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) soap solution (c) orange juice (d) tamarind water
- 17.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) keep it away from eyes (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) put it in your mouth
- 21.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) orange juice (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 25.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 29.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) it glows in the dark (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) nothing at all
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a tray for spills (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 32.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they float apart (c) they react (d) they freeze
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 35.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 36.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) oxygen (c) hydrogen (d) carbon dioxide
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a tray for spills (d) a battery cell
- 38.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) the balloon bursts (c) a huge eruption (d) very little fizzing
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- gas is made inside
- needed
- it grows bigger
- a magnet
- yes, a new gas forms
- False
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- lemon juice
- detergent water
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- salt water
- baking soda water
- size of the balloon
- soap solution
- needed
- neutral
- we change it
- keep it away from eyes
- not needed
- sugar
- baking soda water
- a magnet
- True
- not needed
- True
- plain water
- True
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- a seed
- they react
- False
- the kind of balloon
- an acid
- carbon dioxide
- a battery cell
- very little fizzing
- we measure it
- needed
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