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