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