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