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.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) soap solution (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) the bottle got tired
- 6.📘 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
- 7.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) nothing at all (c) it turns to ice (d) it glows in the dark
- 8.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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) the amount of vinegar (d) size of the balloon
- 10.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle (d) size of the balloon
- 13.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) carbon dioxide (d) helium
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a comb (c) a tray for spills (d) sugar
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 16.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a seed (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 19.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a funnel or spoon
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a tray for spills (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 23.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a tray for spills (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 25.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 29.🛟 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
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 36.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 37.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) plain water
Answer key
- sugar water
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- they react
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- size of the balloon
- False
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- carbon dioxide
- a tray for spills
- sugar water
- True
- baking soda water
- a seed
- needed
- a battery cell
- we change it
- a mirror
- False
- a mirror
- False
- neutral
- we keep it the same
- a comb
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- True
- we measure it
- False
- False
- tamarind water
- an acid
- True
- True
- False
- lemon juice
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