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 kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 5.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: orange juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) tamarind water (b) soap solution (c) sugar water (d) vinegar
- 8.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 12.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) put it in your mouth (d) shake it near your face
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda
- 18.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) a huge eruption (c) very little fizzing (d) it turns to honey
- 19.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a battery cell (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a tray for spills
- 21.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) plain water (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) vinegar (c) baking soda water (d) soap solution
- 23.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) a funnel or spoon
- 25.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the balloon got cold (d) the gas froze
- 26.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.⚖️ 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 same bottle (c) the kind of balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) orange juice (c) plain water (d) salt water
- 30.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) helium (c) hydrogen (d) carbon dioxide
- 32.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the same bottle
- 34.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a tray for spills (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 38.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- we keep it the same
- needed
- a mirror
- False
- False
- soap solution
- a base
- we change it
- False
- the kind of balloon
- False
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- the same bottle
- very little fizzing
- True
- a battery cell
- detergent water
- vinegar
- needed
- a funnel or spoon
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- orange juice
- True
- carbon dioxide
- not needed
- size of the balloon
- needed
- a battery cell
- a tray for spills
- sugar water
- True
- False
- False
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