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 plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) it turns to honey (c) the balloon bursts (d) very little fizzing
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) orange juice (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 4.🔮 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
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a seed (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 6.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon
- 12.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) rinse with clean water
- 16.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they float apart (c) they react (d) they become magnets
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 20.True or false: curd is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a balloon
- 25.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a tray for spills
- 27.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) a seed
- 32.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) put it in your mouth (c) shake it near your face (d) keep it away from eyes
- 33.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) an empty bottle (c) a tray for spills (d) a funnel or spoon
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it glows in the dark (c) it turns to ice (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a funnel or spoon (c) an empty bottle (d) sugar
- 38.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) orange juice (c) plain water (d) vinegar
Answer key
- very little fizzing
- the amount of vinegar
- orange juice
- it grows bigger
- a balloon
- an acid
- False
- True
- True
- False
- the kind of balloon
- True
- not needed
- True
- rinse with clean water
- they react
- we keep it the same
- True
- a mirror
- False
- size of the balloon
- True
- we change it
- a seed
- True
- a battery cell
- True
- needed
- True
- True
- baking soda
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- a magnet
- True
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- sugar
- False
- False
- plain water
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