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 an acid? (a) tamarind water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) plain water
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a mirror (c) a seed (d) a magnet
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 4.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) detergent water
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) an empty bottle (c) vinegar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 8.True or false: tamarind water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) soap solution (b) tamarind water (c) vinegar (d) curd
- 10.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) plain water (c) salt water (d) sugar water
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) an empty bottle (d) a seed
- 16.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) curd (b) lemon juice (c) plain water (d) tamarind water
- 17.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 18.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) keep it away from eyes (c) put it in your mouth (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 19.True or false: orange juice is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 22.⚖️ 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) the kind of balloon (c) the same bottle (d) spoons of baking soda
- 23.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 24.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they react (d) they float apart
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) vinegar
- 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 27.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) salt water (d) soap solution
- 29.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 31.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon
- 32.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) curd (c) orange juice (d) sugar water
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) sugar (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 34.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) ignore it (c) rinse with clean water (d) add baking soda
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon (d) the kind of balloon
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 38.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the gas froze (b) the bottle got tired (c) the balloon got cold (d) an ingredient ran out
- 39.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) salt water
Answer key
- tamarind water
- baking soda
- a mirror
- needed
- detergent water
- sugar
- we keep it the same
- True
- soap solution
- not needed
- True
- needed
- not needed
- lemon juice
- a seed
- plain water
- an acid
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- False
- a base
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- they react
- vinegar
- we keep it the same
- False
- lemon juice
- True
- sugar
- the amount of vinegar
- sugar water
- a balloon
- False
- rinse with clean water
- size of the balloon
- vinegar
- an ingredient ran out
- True
- baking soda water
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