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