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