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.⚖️ 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
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) size of the balloon
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 4.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) yes, a new gas forms (b) it is only dissolving (c) it is only melting (d) no, nothing changes
- 5.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 7.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a seed (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a comb (d) a battery cell
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the amount of vinegar (c) the kind of balloon (d) size of the balloon
- 14.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 15.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) shake it near your face
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) it turns to honey (d) a huge eruption
- 18.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 25.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) salt water
- 30.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) there is no change (c) it turns blue (d) it grows bigger
- 31.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a tray for spills (c) a seed (d) a balloon
- 33.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) rinse with clean water
- 34.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 35.🫧 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
- 36.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 37.📘 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
- 38.🧺 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 mirror (d) baking soda
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 40.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) tamarind water (d) orange juice
Answer key
- True
- size of the balloon
- we measure it
- yes, a new gas forms
- True
- a base
- False
- False
- the amount of vinegar
- a balloon
- sugar
- a funnel or spoon
- spoons of baking soda
- neutral
- keep it away from eyes
- not needed
- very little fizzing
- neutral
- lemon juice
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- True
- not needed
- sugar
- False
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- tamarind water
- it grows bigger
- True
- a seed
- rinse with clean water
- a base
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- an acid
- they react
- a mirror
- baking soda water
- detergent water
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