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 is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) orange juice (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 2.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it shrinks
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) detergent water (b) curd (c) vinegar (d) orange juice
- 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) sugar
- 8.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a seed
- 10.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) the amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon (d) the kind of balloon
- 12.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 13.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) curd
- 14.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) baking soda water (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a comb (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 18.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only melting (b) no, nothing changes (c) it is only dissolving (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) a mirror
- 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) outside air gets in (c) the bottle shrinks (d) vinegar is hot
- 29.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) plain water (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 30.🔮 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
- 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) sugar (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 34.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) sugar (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
Answer key
- plain water
- it grows bigger
- True
- detergent water
- not needed
- False
- sugar
- neutral
- baking soda
- not needed
- size of the balloon
- an acid
- salt water
- True
- lemon juice
- we keep it the same
- an empty bottle
- a base
- False
- a battery cell
- the kind of balloon
- yes, a new gas forms
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- gas is made inside
- plain water
- very little fizzing
- True
- True
- a balloon
- needed
- neutral
- not needed
- True
- True
- a mirror
- a tray for spills
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