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) yes, a new gas forms (b) it is only dissolving (c) it is only melting (d) no, nothing changes
- 2.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 4.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) keep it away from eyes (d) put it in your mouth
- 5.🔮 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
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) gas is made inside (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) the bottle shrinks
- 9.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) it glows in the dark (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) size of the balloon
- 11.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) orange juice (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 12.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 14.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) the same bottle
- 16.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) sugar water
- 19.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 20.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) orange juice (d) lemon juice
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) vinegar (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a tray for spills (c) a balloon (d) baking soda
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) curd (d) sugar water
- 30.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a comb
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they react (d) they float apart
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) orange juice (c) vinegar (d) plain water
- 36.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a balloon
- 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- yes, a new gas forms
- rinse with clean water
- baking soda
- keep it away from eyes
- an ingredient ran out
- a mirror
- True
- gas is made inside
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- size of the balloon
- orange juice
- False
- True
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- needed
- a battery cell
- orange juice
- an acid
- an acid
- soap solution
- False
- False
- vinegar
- not needed
- False
- we change it
- a seed
- curd
- plain water
- we measure it
- a comb
- True
- they react
- plain water
- needed
- a comb
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
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