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 mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they react (d) they float apart
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 5.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) outside air gets in (b) gas is made inside (c) the bottle shrinks (d) vinegar is hot
- 7.🛟 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
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) plain water
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the same bottle (c) size of the balloon
- 10.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 12.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 14.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 15.True or false: curd is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a seed (c) an empty bottle (d) a comb
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) orange juice (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) spoons of baking soda
- 23.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 24.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) carbon dioxide (c) helium (d) hydrogen
- 28.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📘 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
- 30.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) curd (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a seed (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) curd (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- not needed
- they react
- False
- a mirror
- needed
- gas is made inside
- rinse with clean water
- baking soda water
- the same bottle
- False
- a base
- False
- detergent water
- lemon juice
- False
- we change it
- True
- True
- False
- an empty bottle
- orange juice
- spoons of baking soda
- an acid
- needed
- False
- False
- carbon dioxide
- False
- yes, a new gas forms
- True
- curd
- a seed
- True
- False
- False
- False
- False
- False
- soap solution
- False
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