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