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