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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 2.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) plain water (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 7.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they react (d) they float apart
- 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 amount of vinegar
- 10.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 12.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 14.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) yes, a new gas forms (b) it is only dissolving (c) it is only melting (d) no, nothing changes
- 15.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 16.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottle
- 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a seed (d) a tray for spills
- 19.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) a funnel or spoon
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) a comb
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 23.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a tray for spills (d) a battery cell
- 28.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) salt water
- 35.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a magnet
- False
- True
- needed
- plain water
- the amount of vinegar
- True
- they react
- size of the balloon
- not needed
- the kind of balloon
- False
- gas is made inside
- yes, a new gas forms
- a base
- spoons of baking soda
- we measure it
- a seed
- False
- a mirror
- baking soda
- a magnet
- needed
- an acid
- sugar
- not needed
- a battery cell
- False
- an acid
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- salt water
- a base
- False
- False
- not needed
- True
- True
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