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