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