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