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.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they float apart (b) they become magnets (c) they freeze (d) they react
- 2.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) shake it near your face
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) lemon juice (d) salt water
- 4.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) sugar (c) a balloon (d) baking soda
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 7.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the bottle got tired (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the gas froze
- 8.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) a tray for spills (d) a comb
- 11.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) salt water (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 12.🔮 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
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a seed (c) a magnet (d) a comb
- 14.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only dissolving (b) it is only melting (c) no, nothing changes (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) sugar (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 17.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) there is no change (c) it turns blue (d) it shrinks
- 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) vinegar (c) a seed (d) a tray for spills
- 21.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) carbon dioxide (d) helium
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) vinegar (d) curd
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) a funnel or spoon
- 26.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) vinegar
- 29.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) orange juice (b) soap solution (c) salt water (d) detergent water
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a magnet (c) a funnel or spoon (d) an empty bottle
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.⚖️ 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) the amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 37.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 40.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
Answer key
- they react
- keep it away from eyes
- lemon juice
- an acid
- sugar
- we keep it the same
- an ingredient ran out
- rinse with clean water
- we keep it the same
- a comb
- salt water
- very little fizzing
- a balloon
- yes, a new gas forms
- detergent water
- sugar
- it grows bigger
- not needed
- False
- a seed
- carbon dioxide
- False
- True
- baking soda water
- a magnet
- False
- not needed
- a battery cell
- not needed
- orange juice
- an empty bottle
- False
- a base
- a magnet
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- True
- we measure it
- False
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