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