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