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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a tray for spills (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 5.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) there is no change (c) it shrinks (d) it turns blue
- 6.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 7.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) very little fizzing (c) it turns to honey (d) the balloon bursts
- 8.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they float apart (c) they freeze (d) they react
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottle
- 11.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) plain water (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 13.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) baking soda
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 17.🛟 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
- 18.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a comb (c) baking soda (d) a balloon
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a comb (d) a balloon
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 25.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the bottle got tired (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the gas froze
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 29.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 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) an empty bottle
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) a mirror
- 35.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) carbon dioxide (d) helium
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) an empty bottle (d) a battery cell
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- True
- True
- sugar
- it grows bigger
- neutral
- very little fizzing
- they react
- False
- size of the balloon
- False
- soap solution
- True
- baking soda
- False
- gas is made inside
- keep it away from eyes
- needed
- True
- False
- neutral
- a comb
- a comb
- a magnet
- an ingredient ran out
- we keep it the same
- True
- we measure it
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- the amount of vinegar
- not needed
- a mirror
- carbon dioxide
- we change it
- not needed
- an empty bottle
- detergent water
- the kind of balloon
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