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.🫧 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
- 2.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 4.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) shake it near your face (c) keep it away from eyes (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 6.True or false: sugar water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the balloon got cold (c) the bottle got tired (d) the gas froze
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) very little fizzing (b) a huge eruption (c) the balloon bursts (d) it turns to honey
- 10.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) outside air gets in (c) vinegar is hot (d) gas is made inside
- 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda
- 15.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) helium (d) carbon dioxide
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) curd (c) lemon juice (d) plain water
- 20.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it grows bigger (c) it turns blue (d) there is no change
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a battery cell (c) vinegar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) tamarind water (c) salt water (d) orange juice
- 23.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a balloon (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 26.⚖️ 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 same bottle (d) size of the balloon
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) curd (c) baking soda water (d) vinegar
- 28.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) sugar water (d) orange juice
- 29.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) orange juice (b) soap solution (c) plain water (d) detergent water
- 31.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) tamarind water (b) baking soda water (c) plain water (d) orange juice
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) the kind of balloon (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) vinegar (c) orange juice (d) detergent water
- 35.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) baking soda water (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) baking soda
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
Answer key
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- an acid
- detergent water
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- True
- an ingredient ran out
- very little fizzing
- True
- gas is made inside
- not needed
- not needed
- the same bottle
- True
- False
- needed
- carbon dioxide
- plain water
- it grows bigger
- a battery cell
- salt water
- needed
- we change it
- a seed
- spoons of baking soda
- baking soda water
- sugar water
- False
- orange juice
- plain water
- sugar water
- size of the balloon
- detergent water
- False
- vinegar
- a mirror
- True
- False
- an acid
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