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