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 a base? (a) lemon juice (b) sugar water (c) baking soda water (d) tamarind water
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a comb (d) a battery cell
- 6.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) helium (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
- 8.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) a funnel or spoon
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) an empty bottle
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) detergent water
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) orange juice (b) plain water (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 18.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) it turns to honey (c) a huge eruption (d) very little fizzing
- 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) size of the balloon (b) the kind of balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the amount of vinegar
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) plain water (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 22.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) vinegar (c) sugar water (d) curd
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the amount of vinegar
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a seed (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 25.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) plain water
- 27.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: orange juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the same bottle
- 34.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 38.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) shake it near your face (c) put it in your mouth (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 40.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) lemon juice (d) soap solution
Answer key
- baking soda water
- salt water
- not needed
- False
- a balloon
- True
- carbon dioxide
- True
- not needed
- True
- sugar
- an empty bottle
- plain water
- we keep it the same
- baking soda water
- True
- detergent water
- very little fizzing
- needed
- spoons of baking soda
- soap solution
- sugar water
- the amount of vinegar
- vinegar
- a base
- detergent water
- True
- True
- False
- False
- False
- not needed
- size of the balloon
- needed
- False
- needed
- an acid
- keep it away from eyes
- a mirror
- lemon juice
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