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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) a comb (d) baking soda
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a seed
- 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) shake it near your face (d) keep it away from eyes
- 6.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 7.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 8.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it glows in the dark (b) nothing at all (c) it turns to ice (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) salt water
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a magnet (c) an empty bottle (d) a comb
- 15.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) vinegar (d) soap solution
- 18.🔮 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 turns blue (d) it shrinks
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 20.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the same bottle
- 21.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) baking soda water (b) sugar water (c) lemon juice (d) detergent water
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) orange juice
- 24.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they react (b) they float apart (c) they become magnets (d) they freeze
- 26.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 27.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) rinse with clean water
- 29.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) a huge eruption (c) very little fizzing (d) it turns to honey
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.⚖️ 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 same bottle
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) a mirror (d) a funnel or spoon
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) orange juice (d) detergent water
- 34.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) sugar
- 40.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a comb
- a balloon
- needed
- we measure it
- keep it away from eyes
- an ingredient ran out
- an acid
- True
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- lemon juice
- True
- not needed
- a base
- an empty bottle
- False
- not needed
- vinegar
- it grows bigger
- a magnet
- size of the balloon
- sugar water
- sugar
- soap solution
- True
- they react
- neutral
- False
- rinse with clean water
- very little fizzing
- we keep it the same
- the same bottle
- a mirror
- detergent water
- a base
- tamarind water
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- False
- sugar
- False
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