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