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.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it shrinks
- 2.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) it is only melting (c) it is only dissolving (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 3.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the bottle got tired (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a balloon
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a mirror
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a magnet
- 9.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) add baking soda (c) rinse with clean water (d) rub it hard
- 11.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it turns to ice (c) nothing at all (d) it glows in the dark
- 12.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 13.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 14.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) curd (b) plain water (c) detergent water (d) baking soda water
- 15.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a seed (d) an empty bottle
- 17.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 19.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 21.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) an empty bottle
- 24.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) shake it near your face (c) keep it away from eyes (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) orange juice
- 27.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon
- 29.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) vinegar is hot
- 30.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) sugar (c) a comb (d) baking soda
- 32.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) sugar
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a comb (c) a mirror (d) a seed
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
Answer key
- it grows bigger
- yes, a new gas forms
- an ingredient ran out
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- spoons of baking soda
- a mirror
- a magnet
- False
- rinse with clean water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- neutral
- neutral
- curd
- lemon juice
- an empty bottle
- False
- a comb
- False
- an acid
- False
- the amount of vinegar
- a seed
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- orange juice
- an acid
- the kind of balloon
- gas is made inside
- an acid
- baking soda
- True
- not needed
- sugar
- a funnel or spoon
- False
- we measure it
- a balloon
- True
- neutral
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