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