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) sugar water (b) plain water (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 2.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) lemon juice
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) sugar (c) a mirror (d) a comb
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) an empty bottle
- 5.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the same bottle
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) salt water
- 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 12.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar
- 13.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) ignore it (c) rinse with clean water (d) add baking soda
- 14.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it turns to ice (b) nothing at all (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it glows in the dark
- 15.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 16.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) it grows bigger (c) it shrinks (d) there is no change
- 17.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🛟 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
- 21.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the bottle got tired (c) the balloon got cold (d) the gas froze
- 22.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) tamarind water
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) baking soda
- 25.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) a huge eruption (c) the balloon bursts (d) very little fizzing
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 27.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 28.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 29.⚖️ 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) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a seed
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) vinegar (d) baking soda
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) orange juice (c) tamarind water (d) soap solution
- 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.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) tamarind water (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 36.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) outside air gets in (c) the bottle shrinks (d) gas is made inside
- 38.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- baking soda water
- lemon juice
- vinegar
- sugar
- False
- False
- True
- size of the balloon
- lemon juice
- False
- True
- the amount of vinegar
- rinse with clean water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- an acid
- it grows bigger
- True
- needed
- False
- keep it away from eyes
- an ingredient ran out
- plain water
- a battery cell
- a magnet
- very little fizzing
- salt water
- an acid
- neutral
- spoons of baking soda
- a seed
- a magnet
- soap solution
- we keep it the same
- False
- tamarind water
- True
- gas is made inside
- needed
- False
- we measure it
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