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 a base? (a) tamarind water (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) vinegar
- 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) sugar (c) a magnet (d) a comb
- 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.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rinse with clean water (d) rub it hard
- 9.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) keep it away from eyes (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) put it in your mouth
- 10.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a seed (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 13.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: orange juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) plain water (d) lemon juice
- 16.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) it grows bigger (c) there is no change (d) it shrinks
- 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) it turns to honey (c) a huge eruption (d) the balloon bursts
- 20.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it glows in the dark
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 22.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 26.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bottle (b) the kind of balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the amount of vinegar
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) orange juice
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the same bottle (c) size of the balloon
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 32.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) curd (c) salt water (d) detergent water
- 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) tamarind water (d) curd
- 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) salt water (d) orange juice
- 37.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 39.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- detergent water
- not needed
- an acid
- vinegar
- the amount of vinegar
- True
- False
- rinse with clean water
- keep it away from eyes
- neutral
- baking soda
- a comb
- True
- False
- baking soda water
- it grows bigger
- we measure it
- True
- very little fizzing
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- size of the balloon
- False
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- spoons of baking soda
- baking soda water
- the same bottle
- False
- an acid
- curd
- not needed
- soap solution
- needed
- salt water
- not needed
- a battery cell
- True
- False
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