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: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🛟 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
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 4.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 5.True or false: baking soda water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 7.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 8.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) vinegar
- 9.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) very little fizzing (c) a huge eruption (d) the balloon bursts
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 13.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the bottle got tired (d) the gas froze
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) tamarind water (c) soap solution (d) sugar water
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) a comb (d) vinegar
- 20.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) hydrogen (c) oxygen (d) carbon dioxide
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.True or false: a comb is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: curd is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) it is only dissolving (b) it is only melting (c) yes, a new gas forms (d) no, nothing changes
- 28.True or false: salt water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) baking soda water (c) vinegar (d) tamarind water
- 31.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 32.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) put it in your mouth (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 33.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) baking soda water (b) lemon juice (c) sugar water (d) orange juice
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) a balloon (d) sugar
- 36.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) a battery cell
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) there is no change (c) it grows bigger (d) it turns blue
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a magnet (c) a comb (d) sugar
Answer key
- True
- rinse with clean water
- curd
- a base
- False
- an acid
- neutral
- salt water
- needed
- the amount of vinegar
- very little fizzing
- spoons of baking soda
- an ingredient ran out
- sugar
- False
- tamarind water
- we change it
- False
- a comb
- carbon dioxide
- True
- not needed
- we measure it
- True
- False
- False
- yes, a new gas forms
- False
- we keep it the same
- baking soda water
- an acid
- keep it away from eyes
- sugar water
- False
- sugar
- lemon juice
- a battery cell
- False
- it grows bigger
- a tray for spills
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