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