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