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