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