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 kind of balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 2.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it shrinks
- 3.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) vinegar (d) salt water
- 11.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) rinse with clean water (c) add baking soda (d) ignore it
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) salt water (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a tray for spills (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) a battery cell (d) a tray for spills
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) sugar
- 16.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) baking soda
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) sugar
- 19.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) sugar water
- 20.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 25.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 26.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) shake it near your face (c) put it in your mouth (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 28.🔮 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
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 30.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a seed (c) a comb (d) baking soda
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) plain water (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a seed (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 35.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) it turns to honey (d) a huge eruption
- 36.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 37.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a seed (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 39.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) vinegar
Answer key
- size of the balloon
- it grows bigger
- False
- an acid
- False
- True
- needed
- spoons of baking soda
- not needed
- baking soda water
- rinse with clean water
- salt water
- a seed
- a battery cell
- sugar
- True
- a mirror
- a balloon
- detergent water
- False
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- soap solution
- neutral
- keep it away from eyes
- the amount of vinegar
- an ingredient ran out
- the kind of balloon
- True
- baking soda
- baking soda water
- False
- an empty bottle
- very little fizzing
- a base
- an acid
- a seed
- True
- soap solution
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