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