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.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔮 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
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) lemon juice
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) vinegar
- 5.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) add baking soda (c) rinse with clean water (d) rub it hard
- 6.⚖️ 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) the same bottle (c) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) baking soda water (b) lemon juice (c) vinegar (d) orange juice
- 9.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it glows in the dark
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 11.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) helium (d) carbon dioxide
- 16.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) outside air gets in (c) the bottle shrinks (d) gas is made inside
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 19.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) curd (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) salt water
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) a comb
- 22.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) a seed
- 24.📘 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 melting (d) it is only dissolving
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) sugar (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 27.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 28.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 29.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 30.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they react (b) they freeze (c) they become magnets (d) they float apart
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) orange juice (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) orange juice (c) vinegar (d) lemon juice
- 36.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) the bottle got tired
- 37.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) soap solution (c) vinegar (d) baking soda water
- 38.🛟 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
- 39.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a mirror
Answer key
- False
- very little fizzing
- lemon juice
- a battery cell
- rinse with clean water
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- baking soda water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- we keep it the same
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- not needed
- carbon dioxide
- gas is made inside
- False
- an acid
- curd
- size of the balloon
- a comb
- True
- baking soda
- yes, a new gas forms
- we measure it
- an empty bottle
- an acid
- neutral
- neutral
- they react
- the kind of balloon
- not needed
- False
- orange juice
- soap solution
- an ingredient ran out
- vinegar
- keep it away from eyes
- salt water
- a mirror
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