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 “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) baking soda
- 3.🛟 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
- 4.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they float apart (b) they become magnets (c) they react (d) they freeze
- 5.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) there is no change (c) it grows bigger (d) it turns blue
- 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) sugar water
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) the kind of balloon
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) the kind of balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 23.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) sugar
- 30.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) orange juice (b) soap solution (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 31.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 36.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 39.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) it glows in the dark (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 40.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
Answer key
- we change it
- a battery cell
- rinse with clean water
- they react
- it grows bigger
- not needed
- True
- we measure it
- the amount of vinegar
- a seed
- True
- baking soda
- we keep it the same
- neutral
- needed
- sugar water
- False
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- size of the balloon
- True
- sugar
- False
- False
- False
- False
- a tray for spills
- True
- sugar
- orange juice
- True
- True
- not needed
- needed
- an acid
- True
- vinegar
- a battery cell
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- an acid
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