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.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 2.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) carbon dioxide (c) hydrogen (d) helium
- 3.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a mirror (d) a tray for spills
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 8.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) salt water
- 9.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 10.🔮 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
- 11.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) it glows in the dark (d) it turns to ice
- 12.⚖️ 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 same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the amount of vinegar
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) vinegar (c) baking soda water (d) soap solution
- 15.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 17.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 19.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) baking soda water (c) orange juice (d) sugar water
- 22.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a comb (c) a magnet (d) a tray for spills
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a mirror (c) a seed (d) a balloon
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) tamarind water (c) orange juice (d) detergent water
- 28.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they react (b) they freeze (c) they float apart (d) they become magnets
- 29.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🛟 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
- 31.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) orange juice (c) plain water (d) curd
- 38.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) vinegar
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- carbon dioxide
- True
- a seed
- the kind of balloon
- a mirror
- sugar
- salt water
- an acid
- an ingredient ran out
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- spoons of baking soda
- baking soda water
- vinegar
- True
- an acid
- False
- gas is made inside
- True
- True
- sugar water
- an acid
- a tray for spills
- False
- baking soda
- a balloon
- detergent water
- they react
- False
- rinse with clean water
- False
- False
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- plain water
- baking soda water
- plain water
- salt water
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