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