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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a tray for spills (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 3.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) very little fizzing (c) it turns to honey (d) the balloon bursts
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a comb (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 5.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) outside air gets in (c) the bottle shrinks (d) gas is made inside
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon
- 7.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) baking soda water (c) vinegar (d) soap solution
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a battery cell (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a magnet
- 11.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: baking soda water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rinse with clean water (c) rub it hard (d) add baking soda
- 15.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) plain water (c) lemon juice (d) salt water
- 18.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 19.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the gas froze (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) sugar water (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they float apart (b) they react (c) they freeze (d) they become magnets
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) curd
- 28.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) tamarind water (d) plain water
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 32.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a comb
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 35.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 36.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) nothing at all (c) it glows in the dark (d) it turns to ice
- 37.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) sugar (c) a tray for spills (d) baking soda
- 40.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- very little fizzing
- vinegar
- gas is made inside
- the amount of vinegar
- an acid
- True
- vinegar
- a funnel or spoon
- needed
- False
- False
- rinse with clean water
- False
- a base
- lemon juice
- neutral
- an ingredient ran out
- a magnet
- not needed
- tamarind water
- we change it
- they react
- False
- True
- baking soda water
- needed
- tamarind water
- False
- an empty bottle
- not needed
- a comb
- sugar
- neutral
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- a base
- sugar
- not needed
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