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 of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) vinegar (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 2.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) detergent water (c) vinegar (d) salt water
- 3.🔮 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
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bottle (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 5.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 6.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a funnel or spoon
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) baking soda (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 17.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) the balloon bursts (c) it turns to honey (d) very little fizzing
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a tray for spills (d) an empty bottle
- 19.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) sugar water
- 20.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) curd (d) plain water
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a seed (c) sugar (d) an empty bottle
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) a magnet (d) a seed
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) tamarind water
- 25.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) orange juice
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a comb
- 29.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only dissolving (b) it is only melting (c) no, nothing changes (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 32.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 33.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they react (c) they freeze (d) they float apart
- 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) plain water (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 37.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 40.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
Answer key
- soap solution
- salt water
- an ingredient ran out
- spoons of baking soda
- a base
- needed
- False
- a comb
- we keep it the same
- True
- a mirror
- True
- False
- True
- True
- an acid
- very little fizzing
- a seed
- sugar water
- curd
- the same bottle
- an empty bottle
- baking soda
- tamarind water
- detergent water
- we measure it
- plain water
- a balloon
- False
- False
- yes, a new gas forms
- a base
- they react
- not needed
- needed
- plain water
- False
- needed
- we change it
- an acid
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