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