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 of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) a comb
- 2.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 4.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) baking soda (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 7.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it glows in the dark (b) nothing at all (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it turns to ice
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) the kind of balloon (c) the same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 11.🛟 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
- 12.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) a comb (d) vinegar
- 14.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) it is only melting (c) yes, a new gas forms (d) it is only dissolving
- 15.🛟 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
- 16.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 18.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) the balloon bursts (c) a huge eruption (d) it turns to honey
- 20.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) carbon dioxide (c) oxygen (d) helium
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a seed (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 22.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the bottle got tired (d) the gas froze
- 23.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 25.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) orange juice (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 26.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 28.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel or spoon (c) vinegar (d) a comb
- 32.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 33.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) orange juice (b) curd (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) vinegar (c) a magnet (d) a funnel or spoon
- 37.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) soap solution
- 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: lemon juice is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
Answer key
- vinegar
- needed
- orange juice
- needed
- an empty bottle
- baking soda
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- False
- the amount of vinegar
- size of the balloon
- rinse with clean water
- False
- a comb
- yes, a new gas forms
- keep it away from eyes
- not needed
- a battery cell
- needed
- very little fizzing
- carbon dioxide
- a seed
- an ingredient ran out
- an acid
- a mirror
- orange juice
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- sugar water
- not needed
- a comb
- an acid
- soap solution
- False
- sugar
- a magnet
- salt water
- False
- False
- we change it
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