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) vinegar (b) orange juice (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 2.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 3.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) vinegar (b) plain water (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar
- 8.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 9.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) carbon dioxide (c) helium (d) hydrogen
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a comb (c) an empty bottle (d) a funnel or spoon
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) salt water (b) vinegar (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 13.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the gas froze
- 14.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) vinegar (c) a balloon (d) sugar
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) orange juice
- 17.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) orange juice (c) vinegar (d) soap solution
- 20.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) lemon juice (c) orange juice (d) tamarind water
- 22.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they react (b) they float apart (c) they freeze (d) they become magnets
- 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 kind of balloon
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 25.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 26.True or false: lemon juice is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) detergent water
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) a comb (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) detergent water
- 33.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) add baking soda (c) ignore it (d) rinse with clean water
- 34.True or false: an empty bottle is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it glows in the dark (c) nothing at all (d) it turns to ice
- 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) baking soda water
Answer key
- detergent water
- a base
- plain water
- a magnet
- a funnel or spoon
- True
- the amount of vinegar
- needed
- carbon dioxide
- a comb
- False
- vinegar
- an ingredient ran out
- a base
- sugar
- orange juice
- keep it away from eyes
- we keep it the same
- soap solution
- False
- salt water
- they react
- the kind of balloon
- a magnet
- neutral
- False
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- needed
- salt water
- a balloon
- plain water
- rinse with clean water
- True
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- needed
- needed
- True
- False
- baking soda water
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