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 not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) a funnel or spoon
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) soap solution
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 4.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) put it in your mouth (d) keep it away from eyes
- 8.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) the bottle shrinks (c) vinegar is hot (d) outside air gets in
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) orange juice (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) vinegar (c) plain water (d) lemon juice
- 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 13.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 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.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 16.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 19.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 20.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) curd (c) salt water (d) orange juice
- 21.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) baking soda
- 23.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they freeze (c) they react (d) they float apart
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) vinegar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 25.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) salt water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 30.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) a huge eruption (c) it turns to honey (d) the balloon bursts
- 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) salt water (d) curd
- 33.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 34.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 36.⚖️ 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 same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon
- 38.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 39.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
Answer key
- a battery cell
- sugar water
- a seed
- needed
- True
- False
- keep it away from eyes
- gas is made inside
- orange juice
- plain water
- not needed
- spoons of baking soda
- a base
- False
- a base
- False
- False
- a seed
- rinse with clean water
- salt water
- an acid
- sugar
- they react
- a magnet
- False
- False
- vinegar
- the amount of vinegar
- salt water
- very little fizzing
- not needed
- detergent water
- neutral
- neutral
- a mirror
- the same bottle
- the kind of balloon
- a base
- False
- we change it
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