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.True or false: orange juice is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) baking soda water (d) soap solution
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) vinegar (c) a tray for spills (d) a comb
- 8.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) sugar water
- 10.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) salt water (b) orange juice (c) baking soda water (d) tamarind water
- 11.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) yes, a new gas forms (c) it is only dissolving (d) it is only melting
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) vinegar
- 14.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows bigger (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it shrinks
- 15.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) gas is made inside
- 18.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 20.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) baking soda water (c) plain water (d) curd
- 21.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a tray for spills
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) a tray for spills
- 24.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a seed
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a balloon (c) a seed (d) an empty bottle
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) vinegar (c) baking soda water (d) lemon juice
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) tamarind water (b) soap solution (c) sugar water (d) baking soda water
- 31.🧺 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 comb (d) a balloon
- 32.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) it turns to honey
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 37.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar
- 38.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 39.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 40.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) vinegar (c) plain water (d) orange juice
Answer key
- rinse with clean water
- False
- False
- needed
- True
- sugar water
- a comb
- not needed
- soap solution
- salt water
- yes, a new gas forms
- a magnet
- salt water
- it grows bigger
- not needed
- needed
- gas is made inside
- False
- a battery cell
- curd
- True
- a battery cell
- sugar
- True
- we keep it the same
- a seed
- a seed
- baking soda water
- we keep it the same
- tamarind water
- a comb
- baking soda water
- the same bottle
- very little fizzing
- we measure it
- size of the balloon
- the amount of vinegar
- a base
- an acid
- plain water
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