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