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 comb (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) orange juice
- 4.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 5.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it turns blue (c) it shrinks (d) there is no change
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) size of the balloon
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) gas is made inside
- 9.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) lemon juice (d) vinegar
- 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a tray for spills
- 12.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) size of the balloon
- 13.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a magnet
- 19.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) sugar (c) a balloon (d) baking soda
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 23.True or false: lemon juice is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) keep it away from eyes (d) shake it near your face
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) vinegar
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) a tray for spills
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) sugar (c) a comb (d) a mirror
- 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 33.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) a comb (d) a magnet
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) lemon juice (d) vinegar
- 36.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 37.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 39.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a seed
Answer key
- a comb
- False
- orange juice
- sugar water
- it grows bigger
- size of the balloon
- False
- gas is made inside
- plain water
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- spoons of baking soda
- needed
- not needed
- False
- not needed
- True
- a magnet
- True
- neutral
- sugar
- lemon juice
- False
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- False
- True
- vinegar
- sugar
- vinegar
- needed
- a magnet
- detergent water
- baking soda
- sugar water
- an acid
- True
- salt water
- True
- a seed
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