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.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 3.True or false: orange juice is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a mirror (c) baking soda (d) a balloon
- 6.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) add baking soda (c) ignore it (d) rub it hard
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) orange juice (d) curd
- 13.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) nothing at all (d) it glows in the dark
- 14.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) helium (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
- 15.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) tamarind water (c) sugar water (d) orange juice
- 18.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle
- 21.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) soap solution (c) vinegar (d) plain water
- 22.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) soap solution (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 24.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) shake it near your face (d) put it in your mouth
- 25.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a comb (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) a funnel or spoon (d) sugar
- 32.📘 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
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a comb
- 34.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they react (d) they float apart
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a comb (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) lemon juice (c) soap solution (d) curd
- 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) it turns to honey (c) very little fizzing (d) the balloon bursts
Answer key
- not needed
- an acid
- False
- we change it
- a mirror
- rinse with clean water
- True
- True
- not needed
- neutral
- the amount of vinegar
- detergent water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- carbon dioxide
- False
- False
- sugar water
- False
- False
- the same bottle
- plain water
- True
- plain water
- keep it away from eyes
- needed
- sugar
- a magnet
- a comb
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- sugar
- yes, a new gas forms
- a funnel or spoon
- they react
- a battery cell
- vinegar
- needed
- soap solution
- False
- very little fizzing
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