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 of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) soap solution (d) plain water
- 2.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) lemon juice (c) detergent water (d) curd
- 4.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) it turns to honey
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 7.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) add baking soda (c) rinse with clean water (d) ignore it
- 8.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) curd (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) sugar water (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 12.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 15.True or false: baking soda water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 18.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 20.True or false: vinegar is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottle
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) baking soda
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🫧 Is tamarind water 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? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 30.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) orange juice (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) tamarind water
- 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) orange juice (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 34.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) keep it away from eyes (c) put it in your mouth (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a comb
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 38.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) the bottle shrinks
Answer key
- plain water
- True
- detergent water
- very little fizzing
- the amount of vinegar
- a base
- rinse with clean water
- curd
- sugar
- a seed
- sugar water
- False
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- the kind of balloon
- True
- a comb
- False
- False
- not needed
- size of the balloon
- a mirror
- a magnet
- False
- an acid
- False
- a battery cell
- baking soda water
- we keep it the same
- True
- detergent water
- keep it away from eyes
- a balloon
- True
- a base
- False
- False
- gas is made inside
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