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