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 is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) tamarind water (d) sugar water
- 2.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it glows in the dark (c) it turns to ice (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 3.True or false: curd is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) salt water
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle (d) the amount of vinegar
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) an empty bottle (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) tamarind water (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) orange juice
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a seed (c) a battery cell (d) a comb
- 15.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) the bottle got tired (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 16.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) the balloon bursts (c) it turns to honey (d) very little fizzing
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 18.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) shake it near your face (c) put it in your mouth (d) keep it away from eyes
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a magnet (c) an empty bottle (d) a tray for spills
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the amount of vinegar
- 24.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) hydrogen (b) carbon dioxide (c) oxygen (d) helium
- 26.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) salt water (c) detergent water (d) orange juice
- 27.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🛟 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
- 32.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) baking soda (c) a comb (d) vinegar
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 37.⚖️ 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) the amount of vinegar (c) the kind of balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) sugar
- 39.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) detergent water (b) orange juice (c) curd (d) sugar water
Answer key
- tamarind water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- False
- False
- not needed
- baking soda water
- size of the balloon
- a comb
- vinegar
- False
- True
- False
- baking soda water
- vinegar
- an ingredient ran out
- very little fizzing
- plain water
- needed
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- the amount of vinegar
- True
- carbon dioxide
- salt water
- an acid
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- False
- rinse with clean water
- not needed
- a comb
- we measure it
- False
- a battery cell
- spoons of baking soda
- sugar
- False
- detergent water
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