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 of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) a magnet (d) a funnel or spoon
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) vinegar (d) orange juice
- 3.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) shake it near your face (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) orange juice (c) plain water (d) lemon juice
- 7.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 8.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 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.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 17.⚖️ 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) the amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a mirror
- 19.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) orange juice
- 21.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) lemon juice (d) soap solution
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) plain water (c) orange juice (d) sugar water
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) ignore it (c) rub it hard (d) add baking soda
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) orange juice (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 31.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) soap solution (c) orange juice (d) plain water
- 33.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a magnet
- sugar water
- True
- True
- keep it away from eyes
- plain water
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- we measure it
- False
- we change it
- False
- True
- the amount of vinegar
- True
- baking soda
- spoons of baking soda
- a mirror
- not needed
- plain water
- not needed
- a battery cell
- lemon juice
- the same bottle
- an acid
- orange juice
- False
- rinse with clean water
- salt water
- a seed
- False
- soap solution
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- detergent water
- False
- False
- False
- False
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