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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 2.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) shake it near your face (c) keep it away from eyes (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) detergent water
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) salt water
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a comb (c) a tray for spills (d) an empty bottle
- 6.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a magnet
- 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🧺 Do we need vinegar 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.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.⚖️ 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) the same bottle (c) the kind of balloon (d) size of the balloon
- 14.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only dissolving (b) no, nothing changes (c) yes, a new gas forms (d) it is only melting
- 15.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) sugar water
- 19.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) a mirror
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) baking soda
- 22.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) lemon juice (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a tray for spills
- 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) curd
- 27.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 28.🫧 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
- 29.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 30.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 31.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) hydrogen (c) oxygen (d) carbon dioxide
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) baking soda (d) sugar
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) vinegar (c) a tray for spills (d) a magnet
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) a magnet
- 37.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) there is no change (c) it shrinks (d) it turns blue
- 38.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) outside air gets in (c) gas is made inside (d) the bottle shrinks
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- a mirror
- keep it away from eyes
- detergent water
- soap solution
- a comb
- False
- False
- a funnel or spoon
- not needed
- needed
- the kind of balloon
- needed
- spoons of baking soda
- yes, a new gas forms
- False
- neutral
- we keep it the same
- sugar water
- not needed
- vinegar
- baking soda
- lemon juice
- the amount of vinegar
- a tray for spills
- not needed
- curd
- a base
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- we keep it the same
- an acid
- carbon dioxide
- sugar
- a magnet
- we change it
- neutral
- a balloon
- it grows bigger
- gas is made inside
- we keep it the same
- False
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