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