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? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 2.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) carbon dioxide (c) hydrogen (d) helium
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 12.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) it turns to ice (d) it glows in the dark
- 13.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda
- 14.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a seed (c) a tray for spills (d) vinegar
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) curd (d) baking soda water
- 18.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 20.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the balloon got cold (c) the bottle got tired (d) an ingredient ran out
- 21.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) curd (d) plain water
- 22.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a battery cell (c) a tray for spills (d) a funnel or spoon
- 26.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) vinegar (d) sugar water
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) sugar water
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a tray for spills (d) sugar
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) tamarind water (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 33.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a mirror (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
- 35.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) baking soda (c) a comb (d) a mirror
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) an empty bottle (c) a tray for spills (d) vinegar
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- carbon dioxide
- size of the balloon
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- False
- not needed
- needed
- True
- a magnet
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- the amount of vinegar
- neutral
- we change it
- a seed
- curd
- an acid
- a mirror
- an ingredient ran out
- curd
- needed
- False
- False
- a battery cell
- True
- vinegar
- sugar water
- False
- detergent water
- a tray for spills
- baking soda water
- False
- a mirror
- False
- baking soda
- sugar
- the kind of balloon
- spoons of baking soda
- a magnet
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