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) keep it away from eyes (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) shake it near your face (d) put it in your mouth
- 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) it turns to honey
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a seed (d) a comb
- 6.True or false: curd is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 8.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🫧 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
- 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 12.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the gas froze (c) the balloon got cold (d) an ingredient ran out
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a tray for spills (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 14.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 15.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) baking soda water (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) salt water
- 16.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a balloon (c) a tray for spills (d) vinegar
- 18.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it grows bigger (c) it turns blue (d) there is no change
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the amount of vinegar
- 22.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) curd
- 27.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 28.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) curd (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) vinegar (d) plain water
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: plain water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 38.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a balloon (c) a tray for spills (d) a mirror
Answer key
- keep it away from eyes
- not needed
- needed
- very little fizzing
- a funnel or spoon
- False
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- an acid
- an ingredient ran out
- sugar
- an acid
- tamarind water
- False
- a comb
- it grows bigger
- False
- we keep it the same
- size of the balloon
- False
- False
- False
- False
- curd
- neutral
- True
- not needed
- needed
- False
- curd
- plain water
- False
- False
- False
- rinse with clean water
- True
- True
- a mirror
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