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.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) add baking soda
- 2.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) tamarind water (c) soap solution (d) curd
- 5.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 6.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a seed
- 10.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 13.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a tray for spills (d) sugar
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a seed (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) baking soda water (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) salt water
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a mirror (d) an empty bottle
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) orange juice (d) detergent water
- 21.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) helium (c) oxygen (d) carbon dioxide
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a battery cell (c) a comb (d) an empty bottle
- 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🔮 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
- 25.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the balloon got cold (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the bottle got tired
- 27.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it turns to ice (c) nothing at all (d) it glows in the dark
- 28.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) salt water
- 29.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) detergent water (b) tamarind water (c) lemon juice (d) orange juice
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a funnel or spoon
- 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 35.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) a tray for spills (d) a seed
- 37.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- rinse with clean water
- an acid
- not needed
- soap solution
- an acid
- an acid
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- a seed
- True
- False
- a battery cell
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- sugar
- vinegar
- the amount of vinegar
- baking soda water
- a mirror
- detergent water
- carbon dioxide
- an empty bottle
- needed
- very little fizzing
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- salt water
- True
- detergent water
- a comb
- False
- we keep it the same
- size of the balloon
- an acid
- a tray for spills
- needed
- False
- a base
- we keep it the same
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