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