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.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 5.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) there is no change (c) it turns blue (d) it grows bigger
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) orange juice (d) lemon juice
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 16.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a seed (c) a balloon (d) baking soda
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a tray for spills (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 20.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.True or false: curd is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) the balloon bursts (c) very little fizzing (d) a huge eruption
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) tamarind water (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 27.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it glows in the dark (b) it turns to ice (c) nothing at all (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) vinegar
- 33.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) rinse with clean water (c) add baking soda (d) ignore it
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a mirror (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 35.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they freeze (c) they float apart (d) they react
- 36.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) orange juice (c) lemon juice (d) sugar water
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a funnel or spoon
- 40.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) vinegar (d) detergent water
Answer key
- True
- False
- False
- neutral
- it grows bigger
- a mirror
- sugar water
- False
- needed
- neutral
- we keep it the same
- True
- an acid
- True
- a base
- True
- we keep it the same
- a seed
- a seed
- not needed
- False
- needed
- False
- not needed
- very little fizzing
- tamarind water
- needed
- a battery cell
- False
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- False
- a comb
- rinse with clean water
- baking soda
- they react
- False
- False
- sugar water
- a magnet
- detergent water
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