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