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