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? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a comb (c) an empty bottle (d) vinegar
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) plain water (c) salt water (d) orange juice
- 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) vinegar
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a seed (c) a balloon (d) an empty bottle
- 10.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) a huge eruption (c) very little fizzing (d) the balloon bursts
- 11.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the bottle got tired (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) a seed (d) a mirror
- 13.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) lemon juice (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray for spills (c) a balloon (d) sugar
- 16.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) vinegar (c) soap solution (d) orange juice
- 20.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 22.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 27.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) add baking soda (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 31.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 34.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 36.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it shrinks (c) it turns blue (d) there is no change
- 37.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) orange juice (b) soap solution (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 40.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
Answer key
- True
- a comb
- False
- not needed
- an acid
- orange juice
- needed
- vinegar
- a seed
- very little fizzing
- an ingredient ran out
- baking soda
- False
- lemon juice
- sugar
- neutral
- False
- we keep it the same
- soap solution
- not needed
- a magnet
- False
- False
- neutral
- a mirror
- a magnet
- rinse with clean water
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- keep it away from eyes
- we measure it
- vinegar
- False
- a mirror
- it grows bigger
- False
- orange juice
- lemon juice
- a base
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