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 needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a mirror (c) sugar (d) vinegar
- 2.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) it turns to honey (c) very little fizzing (d) the balloon bursts
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle (d) the kind of balloon
- 4.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 5.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 7.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the bottle got tired (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) soap solution (d) detergent water
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) lemon juice
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) plain water
- 15.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) rinse with clean water (d) add baking soda
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 21.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) hydrogen (c) oxygen (d) carbon dioxide
- 25.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) a comb (d) an empty bottle
- 27.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) plain water (c) lemon juice (d) detergent water
- 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 30.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) gas is made inside (c) vinegar is hot (d) outside air gets in
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a magnet (c) a seed (d) a mirror
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) an empty bottle
- 34.⚖️ 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 same bottle
- 35.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) baking soda water (b) sugar water (c) curd (d) soap solution
- 36.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) it glows in the dark (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 38.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 40.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- vinegar
- very little fizzing
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- True
- curd
- an ingredient ran out
- baking soda water
- sugar
- sugar water
- lemon juice
- False
- we change it
- plain water
- True
- not needed
- True
- False
- rinse with clean water
- a mirror
- False
- False
- False
- carbon dioxide
- True
- a comb
- detergent water
- not needed
- keep it away from eyes
- gas is made inside
- True
- baking soda
- a magnet
- the same bottle
- curd
- not needed
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- not needed
- neutral
- True
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