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