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