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