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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) a comb (d) vinegar
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a seed (d) an empty bottle
- 3.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rinse with clean water (c) rub it hard (d) ignore it
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 5.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) orange juice (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) a battery cell (d) vinegar
- 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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) the kind of balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 15.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🔮 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
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) lemon juice (c) soap solution (d) detergent water
- 22.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) plain water
- 25.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a mirror (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 28.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they react (c) they become magnets (d) they float apart
- 29.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) yes, a new gas forms (c) it is only dissolving (d) it is only melting
- 30.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it glows in the dark (c) it turns to ice (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 31.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 32.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 35.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 36.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) curd (b) plain water (c) lemon juice (d) detergent water
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottle
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) vinegar
- 40.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
Answer key
- a comb
- an empty bottle
- rinse with clean water
- curd
- needed
- False
- False
- plain water
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- False
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- False
- False
- not needed
- very little fizzing
- we measure it
- lemon juice
- neutral
- False
- plain water
- False
- False
- baking soda
- they react
- yes, a new gas forms
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- neutral
- True
- we change it
- a base
- an acid
- detergent water
- size of the balloon
- False
- salt water
- an acid
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