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