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