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