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