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.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) a huge eruption (c) very little fizzing (d) it turns to honey
- 2.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the balloon got cold (c) the bottle got tired (d) the gas froze
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) vinegar
- 7.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) yes, a new gas forms (c) it is only melting (d) it is only dissolving
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.⚖️ 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 same bottle (d) the amount of vinegar
- 10.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a balloon (c) a comb (d) an empty bottle
- 12.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it shrinks (c) it turns blue (d) there is no change
- 13.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) oxygen (c) carbon dioxide (d) helium
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 15.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) ignore it (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 16.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) it glows in the dark (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) nothing at all (d) it turns to ice
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) tamarind water (d) soap solution
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a tray for spills (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 19.🛟 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
- 20.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a mirror (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a seed
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) lemon juice
- 25.⚖️ 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) the amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 26.True or false: soap solution is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) tamarind water
- 29.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a comb (d) baking soda
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) a tray for spills (d) a mirror
- 33.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) tamarind water (b) sugar water (c) orange juice (d) detergent water
- 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a comb (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) soap solution (d) curd
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel or spoon (c) sugar (d) vinegar
- 39.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) tamarind water (b) plain water (c) curd (d) baking soda water
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
Answer key
- very little fizzing
- needed
- True
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- vinegar
- yes, a new gas forms
- we keep it the same
- size of the balloon
- neutral
- a comb
- it grows bigger
- carbon dioxide
- detergent water
- rinse with clean water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- tamarind water
- a magnet
- keep it away from eyes
- needed
- neutral
- a funnel or spoon
- we change it
- plain water
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- False
- salt water
- True
- True
- a comb
- a mirror
- False
- detergent water
- not needed
- vinegar
- soap solution
- sugar
- baking soda water
- plain water
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