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? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) a huge eruption (c) the balloon bursts (d) very little fizzing
- 3.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 5.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) sugar (d) a tray for spills
- 9.⚖️ 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) the same bottle
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) curd (c) plain water (d) tamarind water
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 15.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) vinegar
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) an empty bottle (c) a battery cell (d) vinegar
- 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.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 26.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon
- 28.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) put it in your mouth (d) shake it near your face
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 33.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the gas froze (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 34.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) tamarind water
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a battery cell
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 40.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- very little fizzing
- True
- we change it
- needed
- an acid
- sugar
- sugar
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- True
- plain water
- True
- a funnel or spoon
- not needed
- a base
- salt water
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- the amount of vinegar
- we keep it the same
- a comb
- the same bottle
- neutral
- needed
- the kind of balloon
- needed
- keep it away from eyes
- a mirror
- False
- size of the balloon
- an ingredient ran out
- a base
- False
- True
- tamarind water
- a battery cell
- baking soda
- a base
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