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