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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) ignore it (c) add baking soda (d) rub it hard
- 2.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon
- 3.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) vinegar (d) baking soda water
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) shake it near your face (c) put it in your mouth (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 6.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) a tray for spills
- 9.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) vinegar (c) orange juice (d) plain water
- 11.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only melting (b) it is only dissolving (c) no, nothing changes (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 12.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) oxygen (c) carbon dioxide (d) helium
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 14.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) baking soda
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 18.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) sugar water
- 20.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the bottle got tired (d) the gas froze
- 22.True or false: orange juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) an empty bottle
- 24.🧺 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 tray for spills (d) a comb
- 25.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) a comb (d) a tray for spills
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) sugar water
- 29.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) the balloon bursts (c) a huge eruption (d) it turns to honey
- 30.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it glows in the dark (c) it turns to ice (d) nothing at all
- 31.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it grows bigger
- 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 battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) sugar water (c) orange juice (d) curd
- 36.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) plain water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 38.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) plain water
- 39.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) sugar
Answer key
- rinse with clean water
- the kind of balloon
- False
- baking soda water
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- True
- sugar
- True
- plain water
- yes, a new gas forms
- carbon dioxide
- a magnet
- True
- a mirror
- baking soda
- sugar
- False
- lemon juice
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- an empty bottle
- a comb
- False
- True
- a comb
- detergent water
- very little fizzing
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- it grows bigger
- False
- False
- sugar water
- needed
- soap solution
- plain water
- needed
- vinegar
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids