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 “size of the balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 2.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) orange juice (d) curd
- 3.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon
- 5.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 7.🧺 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 seed (d) vinegar
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) curd (c) soap solution (d) vinegar
- 9.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 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.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only melting (b) no, nothing changes (c) it is only dissolving (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) orange juice
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) sugar
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 15.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) sugar
- 17.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) orange juice (c) soap solution (d) lemon juice
- 19.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) helium (d) carbon dioxide
- 20.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 21.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rinse with clean water (d) rub it hard
- 22.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a comb (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 26.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they float apart (b) they react (c) they freeze (d) they become magnets
- 27.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) keep it away from eyes (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) put it in your mouth
- 28.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it glows in the dark (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) nothing at all (d) it turns to ice
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 31.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: soap solution is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 35.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) the balloon bursts
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 39.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 40.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) detergent water (b) plain water (c) orange juice (d) lemon juice
Answer key
- we measure it
- baking soda water
- False
- the amount of vinegar
- False
- plain water
- a seed
- soap solution
- False
- False
- yes, a new gas forms
- orange juice
- baking soda
- a battery cell
- False
- sugar
- lemon juice
- soap solution
- carbon dioxide
- an acid
- rinse with clean water
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- vinegar
- they react
- keep it away from eyes
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- spoons of baking soda
- a magnet
- False
- True
- False
- an acid
- very little fizzing
- True
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- an acid
- detergent water
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