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