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) the balloon bursts (b) it turns to honey (c) a huge eruption (d) very little fizzing
- 2.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rinse with clean water (d) rub it hard
- 4.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) vinegar
- 8.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) the same bottle (c) the kind of balloon (d) size of the balloon
- 10.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 14.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 16.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) nothing at all (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it glows in the dark
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a comb
- 20.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) outside air gets in (c) gas is made inside (d) the bottle shrinks
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) tamarind water (d) soap solution
- 22.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) plain water (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (d) the kind of balloon
- 25.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) sugar (c) a comb (d) a battery cell
- 28.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a seed (c) baking soda (d) sugar
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a seed (c) a tray for spills (d) baking soda
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) shake it near your face (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a magnet
- 35.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the gas froze (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the bottle got tired
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 37.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) helium (c) carbon dioxide (d) oxygen
- 40.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
Answer key
- very little fizzing
- True
- rinse with clean water
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- True
- size of the balloon
- True
- neutral
- True
- a base
- needed
- an acid
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- the kind of balloon
- False
- a comb
- gas is made inside
- tamarind water
- lemon juice
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- not needed
- True
- a tray for spills
- neutral
- baking soda
- a seed
- True
- not needed
- keep it away from eyes
- a magnet
- an ingredient ran out
- plain water
- False
- False
- carbon dioxide
- a base
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