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 what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the amount of vinegar (c) the same bottle (d) size of the balloon
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the amount of vinegar
- 3.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 10.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the gas froze (d) the bottle got tired
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) soap solution (c) vinegar (d) detergent water
- 14.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) vinegar (d) salt water
- 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a seed (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) curd (d) detergent water
- 19.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) lemon juice (d) detergent water
- 20.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) vinegar (c) tamarind water (d) sugar water
- 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 become magnets (d) they freeze
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) vinegar (c) a comb (d) a seed
- 26.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 28.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 31.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) carbon dioxide (b) hydrogen (c) oxygen (d) helium
- 32.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) ignore it (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a comb (c) a tray for spills (d) vinegar
- 34.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 35.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 39.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) tamarind water (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 40.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- size of the balloon
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- a base
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- True
- an acid
- salt water
- an ingredient ran out
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- vinegar
- salt water
- not needed
- True
- a tray for spills
- curd
- lemon juice
- an acid
- False
- True
- sugar water
- they react
- vinegar
- True
- a magnet
- True
- needed
- an acid
- carbon dioxide
- rinse with clean water
- a comb
- a base
- True
- False
- True
- vinegar
- tamarind water
- True
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