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: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) salt water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 3.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 4.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) lemon juice (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 5.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 6.🧺 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) vinegar
- 7.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) salt water
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 9.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) ignore it (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.True or false: plain water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 14.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🔮 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
- 18.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) a tray for spills (d) a funnel or spoon
- 20.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) there is no change (c) it shrinks (d) it grows bigger
- 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.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 24.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) a seed (d) a tray for spills
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 28.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) curd (c) tamarind water (d) sugar water
- 29.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) carbon dioxide (c) hydrogen (d) oxygen
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 31.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) vinegar (b) plain water (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 33.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) tamarind water (c) soap solution (d) plain water
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) a comb (d) sugar
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) vinegar
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the gas froze (c) the bottle got tired (d) the balloon got cold
- 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- salt water
- an acid
- lemon juice
- neutral
- a battery cell
- soap solution
- baking soda water
- rinse with clean water
- the same bottle
- True
- True
- an acid
- not needed
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- very little fizzing
- False
- sugar
- False
- it grows bigger
- False
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- a seed
- tamarind water
- a mirror
- sugar water
- carbon dioxide
- a mirror
- False
- vinegar
- tamarind water
- baking soda
- spoons of baking soda
- salt water
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- True
- False
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