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.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 3.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) lemon juice
- 4.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) salt water (b) baking soda water (c) vinegar (d) lemon juice
- 5.📘 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
- 6.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 9.🔮 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
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) curd (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 12.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) orange juice (c) curd (d) plain water
- 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 19.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the gas froze (c) the bottle got tired (d) the balloon got cold
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a mirror (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 21.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 25.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) sugar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 27.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) nothing at all (c) it turns to ice (d) it glows in the dark
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 29.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🛟 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
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 38.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) it grows bigger (c) it shrinks (d) there is no change
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) sugar water (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 40.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- an acid
- lemon juice
- salt water
- they react
- needed
- keep it away from eyes
- size of the balloon
- very little fizzing
- True
- baking soda water
- plain water
- we measure it
- not needed
- False
- True
- the kind of balloon
- a seed
- an ingredient ran out
- a mirror
- True
- we keep it the same
- a comb
- a mirror
- not needed
- sugar
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- detergent water
- needed
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- True
- rinse with clean water
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- it grows bigger
- sugar water
- True
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