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 safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) shake it near your face (c) keep it away from eyes (d) put it in your mouth
- 2.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) sugar water
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) an empty bottle
- 4.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) sugar water (c) lemon juice (d) curd
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.⚖️ 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 same bottle
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) the balloon bursts (c) very little fizzing (d) a huge eruption
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 14.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they react (c) they freeze (d) they float apart
- 15.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) vinegar (b) plain water (c) baking soda water (d) soap solution
- 16.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 17.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 19.🔮 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
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a magnet (c) a tray for spills (d) a balloon
- 21.True or false: orange juice is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) tamarind water (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 23.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) carbon dioxide (c) oxygen (d) hydrogen
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) vinegar
- 26.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) spoons of baking soda
- 28.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) curd (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) sugar water
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) sugar
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a seed (c) a magnet (d) vinegar
- 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.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) add baking soda (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 37.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) orange juice (c) baking soda water (d) lemon juice
- 39.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- keep it away from eyes
- baking soda water
- a mirror
- sugar water
- False
- True
- size of the balloon
- not needed
- the same bottle
- True
- True
- very little fizzing
- we keep it the same
- they react
- vinegar
- an acid
- neutral
- a magnet
- it grows bigger
- a magnet
- False
- detergent water
- not needed
- carbon dioxide
- vinegar
- False
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- curd
- we measure it
- lemon juice
- sugar
- vinegar
- we keep it the same
- rinse with clean water
- we keep it the same
- needed
- baking soda water
- False
- False
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