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) sugar (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) an empty bottle
- 4.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) a huge eruption (c) the balloon bursts (d) it turns to honey
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 6.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) keep it away from eyes (c) put it in your mouth (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 9.📘 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
- 10.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the gas froze (c) the bottle got tired (d) an ingredient ran out
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) a seed (d) a tray for spills
- 12.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) outside air gets in (b) the bottle shrinks (c) gas is made inside (d) vinegar is hot
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) sugar water (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 14.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 15.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) hydrogen (c) carbon dioxide (d) oxygen
- 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.⚖️ 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 same bottle
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 27.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 28.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 29.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it glows in the dark (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it turns to ice
- 30.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) salt water (c) baking soda water (d) vinegar
- 32.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 35.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they float apart (d) they react
- 36.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) curd (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 37.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 40.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- sugar
- False
- a battery cell
- very little fizzing
- sugar
- keep it away from eyes
- spoons of baking soda
- baking soda water
- yes, a new gas forms
- an ingredient ran out
- a seed
- gas is made inside
- sugar water
- an acid
- lemon juice
- True
- we change it
- carbon dioxide
- not needed
- True
- the same bottle
- a comb
- False
- rinse with clean water
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- an acid
- a base
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- False
- vinegar
- False
- the kind of balloon
- a mirror
- they react
- curd
- True
- False
- a magnet
- False
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