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