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