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