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 the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon (d) the same bottle
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a mirror (c) a tray for spills (d) vinegar
- 3.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) add baking soda
- 4.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) lemon juice
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 6.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) soap solution (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 8.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it glows in the dark
- 11.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 13.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) lemon juice (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 14.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📘 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
- 16.True or false: curd is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a tray for spills
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) orange juice (c) tamarind water (d) vinegar
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) gas is made inside (c) the bottle shrinks (d) outside air gets in
- 23.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) vinegar (c) tamarind water (d) curd
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a seed (c) a comb (d) sugar
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 30.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: lemon juice is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: soap solution is a base. (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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) orange juice (d) sugar water
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the gas froze (c) the bottle got tired (d) an ingredient ran out
- 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) tamarind water (b) soap solution (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the same bottle (c) size of the balloon
Answer key
- spoons of baking soda
- a mirror
- rinse with clean water
- lemon juice
- size of the balloon
- False
- soap solution
- keep it away from eyes
- not needed
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- a base
- lemon juice
- sugar water
- True
- yes, a new gas forms
- False
- False
- a mirror
- detergent water
- True
- not needed
- gas is made inside
- False
- True
- plain water
- False
- a tray for spills
- a magnet
- a magnet
- True
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- orange juice
- we keep it the same
- an ingredient ran out
- we keep it the same
- tamarind water
- we measure it
- the same bottle
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