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 battery cell (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) the same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a magnet (c) a tray for spills (d) an empty bottle
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 7.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 11.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) there is no change (b) it turns blue (c) it grows bigger (d) it shrinks
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 14.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) lemon juice
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 21.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 22.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) tamarind water
- 23.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) ignore it (c) add baking soda (d) rub it hard
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) tamarind water (c) lemon juice (d) sugar water
- 27.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) curd
- 29.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) sugar water
- 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) curd (c) vinegar (d) salt water
- 33.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) salt water (d) lemon juice
- 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- a battery cell
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- True
- a magnet
- vinegar
- soap solution
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- it grows bigger
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- True
- True
- False
- False
- lemon juice
- the same bottle
- a mirror
- True
- tamarind water
- rinse with clean water
- plain water
- False
- sugar water
- an acid
- curd
- True
- sugar water
- False
- salt water
- True
- neutral
- False
- not needed
- neutral
- we measure it
- salt water
- we keep it the same
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