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