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 funnel or spoon (d) a magnet
- 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 3.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 4.🔮 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
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it glows in the dark (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) nothing at all (d) it turns to ice
- 7.🫧 Is vinegar 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 what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a magnet (c) a seed (d) baking soda
- 10.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a tray for spills
- 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) plain water (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 16.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 17.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) soap solution (d) orange juice
- 18.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) keep it away from eyes (d) put it in your mouth
- 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) rinse with clean water
- 21.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 23.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) vinegar is hot
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) baking soda (c) a balloon (d) sugar
- 25.True or false: soap solution is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 28.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 29.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 30.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 32.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) sugar (c) an empty bottle (d) a battery cell
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a tray for spills (c) a comb (d) a battery cell
- 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.True or false: curd is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a magnet
- False
- an acid
- it grows bigger
- False
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- an acid
- size of the balloon
- baking soda
- False
- True
- True
- a seed
- we change it
- plain water
- neutral
- soap solution
- keep it away from eyes
- True
- rinse with clean water
- True
- a magnet
- gas is made inside
- sugar
- False
- a mirror
- curd
- a base
- we keep it the same
- needed
- a base
- an acid
- an empty bottle
- a tray for spills
- needed
- False
- the same bottle
- False
- True
- False
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