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