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