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