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