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.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the gas froze (c) the balloon got cold (d) an ingredient ran out
- 2.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) an empty bottle
- 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a tray for spills
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 9.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) it glows in the dark (c) nothing at all (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 10.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a tray for spills (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a balloon
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a seed
- 16.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it grows bigger
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a seed (c) a tray for spills (d) sugar
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a funnel or spoon
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) orange juice (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 23.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) add baking soda (c) rub it hard (d) ignore it
- 24.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) helium (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) outside air gets in (b) gas is made inside (c) vinegar is hot (d) the bottle shrinks
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 33.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they react (c) they float apart (d) they become magnets
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) orange juice
- 38.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) vinegar (c) tamarind water (d) plain water
- 39.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) soap solution (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) lemon juice
- 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) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle
Answer key
- an ingredient ran out
- not needed
- sugar
- we change it
- a seed
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- an acid
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- a base
- sugar
- True
- the amount of vinegar
- baking soda
- a balloon
- False
- not needed
- False
- it grows bigger
- a tray for spills
- a funnel or spoon
- orange juice
- rinse with clean water
- carbon dioxide
- we measure it
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- an acid
- we keep it the same
- gas is made inside
- False
- False
- they react
- detergent water
- a battery cell
- size of the balloon
- baking soda water
- plain water
- soap solution
- the same bottle
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