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 plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) very little fizzing (c) the balloon bursts (d) it turns to honey
- 2.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 4.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) tamarind water (d) detergent water
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) a funnel or spoon
- 6.⚖️ 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) the kind of balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 7.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) soap solution (c) sugar water (d) lemon juice
- 9.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rub it hard (c) rinse with clean water (d) ignore it
- 10.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 11.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the bottle got tired (d) the balloon got cold
- 13.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it grows bigger (c) it turns blue (d) there is no change
- 14.True or false: plain water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 17.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a comb (c) a battery cell (d) sugar
- 20.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) yes, a new gas forms (b) it is only melting (c) it is only dissolving (d) no, nothing changes
- 22.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) salt water
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a magnet (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) sugar (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) salt water
- 30.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they float apart (d) they react
- 31.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 32.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar
- 34.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a funnel or spoon (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a battery cell
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- very little fizzing
- not needed
- spoons of baking soda
- detergent water
- a mirror
- size of the balloon
- an acid
- soap solution
- rinse with clean water
- an acid
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- it grows bigger
- False
- needed
- soap solution
- True
- the kind of balloon
- an empty bottle
- True
- yes, a new gas forms
- True
- lemon juice
- a magnet
- plain water
- a funnel or spoon
- True
- False
- salt water
- they react
- a base
- False
- the amount of vinegar
- False
- a seed
- False
- sugar
- a battery cell
- True
- True
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