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