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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔮 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
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) tamarind water (d) salt water
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) soap solution
- 4.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) baking soda water (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) curd
- 5.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rinse with clean water (c) add baking soda (d) rub it hard
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they float apart (d) they react
- 13.⚖️ 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) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 14.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) lemon juice (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 18.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a comb (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 21.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) there is no change (c) it shrinks (d) it grows bigger
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a seed (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) orange juice
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) orange juice
- 27.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the bottle got tired (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) a tray for spills (d) baking soda
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 31.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) orange juice (c) sugar water (d) detergent water
- 35.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) vinegar
Answer key
- very little fizzing
- salt water
- plain water
- salt water
- rinse with clean water
- a magnet
- False
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- needed
- they react
- size of the balloon
- False
- not needed
- baking soda water
- a mirror
- an acid
- detergent water
- a balloon
- True
- it grows bigger
- a seed
- True
- orange juice
- orange juice
- an ingredient ran out
- a battery cell
- sugar
- we change it
- True
- needed
- True
- sugar water
- True
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- True
- True
- a magnet
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids