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.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) vinegar (c) tamarind water (d) orange juice
- 6.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) sugar (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 10.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) put it in your mouth (d) keep it away from eyes
- 11.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 12.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) a huge eruption (c) it turns to honey (d) the balloon bursts
- 14.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) vinegar (d) sugar water
- 15.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) it shrinks (c) it grows bigger (d) there is no change
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.⚖️ 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) the amount of vinegar (c) the same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a tray for spills (c) a balloon (d) an empty bottle
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 20.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 21.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a seed (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a magnet (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a mirror (c) sugar (d) a battery cell
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) curd (b) salt water (c) detergent water (d) sugar water
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 36.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the kind of balloon
- 38.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the balloon got cold (c) the bottle got tired (d) an ingredient ran out
- 39.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) tamarind water (b) curd (c) sugar water (d) detergent water
- 40.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
Answer key
- False
- True
- True
- a comb
- salt water
- needed
- False
- a base
- an empty bottle
- keep it away from eyes
- rinse with clean water
- False
- very little fizzing
- vinegar
- it grows bigger
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- sugar
- a magnet
- an acid
- an acid
- soap solution
- a seed
- a magnet
- we change it
- a funnel or spoon
- False
- True
- False
- curd
- we keep it the same
- needed
- False
- not needed
- soap solution
- neutral
- size of the balloon
- an ingredient ran out
- detergent water
- an acid
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