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