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