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) shake it near your face (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) put it in your mouth (d) keep it away from eyes
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) soap solution (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) sugar water (c) orange juice (d) lemon juice
- 5.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.True or false: curd is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) it turns to honey (c) the balloon bursts (d) a huge eruption
- 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) vinegar (c) salt water (d) tamarind water
- 12.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) vinegar is hot (c) outside air gets in (d) the bottle shrinks
- 15.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 16.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) rub it hard (c) add baking soda (d) ignore it
- 19.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a magnet (d) a seed
- 23.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a tray for spills (c) a comb (d) vinegar
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the amount of vinegar
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 27.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they float apart (b) they react (c) they become magnets (d) they freeze
- 28.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 30.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) the same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 31.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 33.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray for spills (c) baking soda (d) a seed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) a seed (d) a battery cell
- 39.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- keep it away from eyes
- soap solution
- False
- sugar water
- needed
- False
- False
- a battery cell
- very little fizzing
- False
- salt water
- needed
- False
- gas is made inside
- an acid
- True
- True
- rinse with clean water
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- a funnel or spoon
- True
- a comb
- the amount of vinegar
- we keep it the same
- they react
- False
- an acid
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- sugar
- True
- True
- False
- False
- a seed
- vinegar
- True
- True
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