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) a comb (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 3.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) it turns to honey (c) the balloon bursts (d) very little fizzing
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) baking soda water (d) curd
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) plain water
- 6.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 11.⚖️ 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) spoons of baking soda (d) the amount of vinegar
- 12.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 14.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 15.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the balloon got cold (c) the bottle got tired (d) an ingredient ran out
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it glows in the dark (c) lots of fizzy bubbles (d) it turns to ice
- 20.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) sugar water (c) curd (d) salt water
- 23.🛟 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
- 24.🧺 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 balloon
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 27.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a balloon (c) a seed (d) an empty bottle
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) detergent water (d) curd
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 31.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) seal it in a glass jar (c) shake it near your face (d) keep it away from eyes
- 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 34.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon
- 35.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) an empty bottle (c) a comb (d) a seed
- 37.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) lemon juice
- 39.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) orange juice (c) sugar water (d) curd
Answer key
- a comb
- a seed
- very little fizzing
- curd
- plain water
- not needed
- an acid
- a magnet
- True
- we keep it the same
- size of the balloon
- False
- a mirror
- a base
- an ingredient ran out
- not needed
- True
- needed
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- we measure it
- not needed
- curd
- rinse with clean water
- a magnet
- False
- an acid
- gas is made inside
- a seed
- detergent water
- lemon juice
- keep it away from eyes
- we keep it the same
- the amount of vinegar
- the kind of balloon
- an acid
- an empty bottle
- False
- lemon juice
- False
- sugar water
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