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.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the bottle got tired (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the gas froze
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 3.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) there is no change (b) it shrinks (c) it grows bigger (d) it turns blue
- 8.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 9.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a magnet (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 11.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) tamarind water (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) vinegar
- 12.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🫧 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
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a funnel or spoon
- 15.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) shake it near your face (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) put it in your mouth
- 16.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a tray for spills (d) a comb
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) detergent water
- 20.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a balloon
- 22.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) orange juice (d) salt water
- 24.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 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 same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 26.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 29.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) a comb (d) a mirror
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 33.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rinse with clean water (c) rub it hard (d) ignore it
- 34.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) the balloon bursts (c) very little fizzing (d) a huge eruption
- 35.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 37.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 38.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 39.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 40.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) orange juice
Answer key
- an ingredient ran out
- curd
- not needed
- False
- True
- True
- it grows bigger
- neutral
- True
- a magnet
- detergent water
- needed
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- a mirror
- keep it away from eyes
- neutral
- a tray for spills
- True
- detergent water
- False
- a mirror
- an acid
- salt water
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- not needed
- size of the balloon
- sugar water
- not needed
- False
- baking soda
- we keep it the same
- rinse with clean water
- very little fizzing
- True
- neutral
- a base
- salt water
- an acid
- plain water
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