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.⚖️ 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
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) a mirror
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon
- 5.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) put it in your mouth (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) the balloon bursts (c) it turns to honey (d) very little fizzing
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 11.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) yes, a new gas forms (b) no, nothing changes (c) it is only melting (d) it is only dissolving
- 12.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 13.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) sugar water (d) vinegar
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the amount of vinegar
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) sugar (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a seed
- 18.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) plain water (c) lemon juice (d) salt water
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of 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 seed (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a funnel or spoon
- 21.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) ignore it (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a comb (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 23.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 24.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of balloon (b) the same bottle (c) the amount of vinegar (d) size of the balloon
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) a magnet (d) a funnel or spoon
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a comb (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 33.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) outside air gets in (c) gas is made inside (d) vinegar is hot
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) baking soda
- 35.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 36.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) orange juice (d) vinegar
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) sugar (d) vinegar
- 40.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
Answer key
- True
- an empty bottle
- False
- the kind of balloon
- True
- a comb
- False
- keep it away from eyes
- very little fizzing
- salt water
- yes, a new gas forms
- an acid
- vinegar
- vinegar
- the amount of vinegar
- sugar
- a seed
- lemon juice
- True
- a seed
- rinse with clean water
- a balloon
- an ingredient ran out
- neutral
- sugar
- a mirror
- False
- size of the balloon
- a magnet
- a comb
- lemon juice
- a battery cell
- gas is made inside
- baking soda
- a base
- True
- True
- detergent water
- vinegar
- an acid
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