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.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only dissolving (b) it is only melting (c) no, nothing changes (d) yes, a new gas forms
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) sugar (d) baking soda
- 3.⚖️ 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 same bottle (c) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) lemon juice (c) vinegar (d) soap solution
- 5.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) tamarind water (c) baking soda water (d) sugar water
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a seed (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 8.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) sugar (d) vinegar
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) sugar water (c) orange juice (d) detergent water
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a comb (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) vinegar (b) detergent water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) an empty bottle
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 19.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) carbon dioxide (c) helium (d) oxygen
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a tray for spills (d) an empty bottle
- 23.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) baking soda water
- 24.🔮 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 grows bigger (d) it shrinks
- 25.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 33.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) orange juice (d) detergent water
- 36.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rinse with clean water (c) ignore it (d) rub it hard
- 37.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) baking soda water (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) plain water
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) baking soda water (d) lemon juice
- 40.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- yes, a new gas forms
- sugar
- size of the balloon
- soap solution
- not needed
- tamarind water
- a seed
- False
- lemon juice
- vinegar
- False
- sugar water
- a comb
- False
- not needed
- vinegar
- an empty bottle
- we keep it the same
- needed
- True
- carbon dioxide
- a mirror
- curd
- it grows bigger
- True
- needed
- baking soda water
- False
- we measure it
- True
- False
- an acid
- True
- True
- orange juice
- rinse with clean water
- True
- plain water
- baking soda water
- not needed
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