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.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a battery cell (c) sugar (d) an empty bottle
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.🛟 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
- 8.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) soap solution (c) curd (d) detergent water
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the same bottle
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 17.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) plain water (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the gas froze (d) the balloon got cold
- 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) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon
- 22.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they float apart (b) they react (c) they freeze (d) they become magnets
- 24.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) baking soda water (c) vinegar (d) sugar water
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a mirror
- 26.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) baking soda water (c) lemon juice (d) vinegar
- 31.🔮 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
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) an empty bottle (c) a comb (d) vinegar
- 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 36.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) curd (b) baking soda water (c) vinegar (d) sugar water
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) vinegar
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) sugar (c) a tray for spills (d) vinegar
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) detergent water (c) vinegar (d) orange juice
Answer key
- needed
- True
- False
- soap solution
- an empty bottle
- we keep it the same
- keep it away from eyes
- True
- False
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- curd
- sugar water
- spoons of baking soda
- a comb
- False
- orange juice
- True
- an ingredient ran out
- the kind of balloon
- True
- they react
- sugar water
- a mirror
- needed
- a base
- salt water
- baking soda
- baking soda water
- very little fizzing
- a comb
- True
- not needed
- neutral
- baking soda water
- False
- vinegar
- sugar
- detergent water
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