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.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) add baking soda (c) ignore it (d) rinse with clean water
- 3.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 5.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 7.🛟 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
- 8.⚖️ 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 same bottle (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the kind of balloon
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it shrinks (b) it turns blue (c) there is no change (d) it grows bigger
- 10.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a seed (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) orange juice (c) tamarind water (d) lemon juice
- 13.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 14.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 15.True or false: vinegar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) tamarind water
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a battery cell (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 18.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they become magnets (c) they float apart (d) they react
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.True or false: lemon juice is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 22.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) detergent water
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 27.🧺 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 magnet (d) baking soda
- 28.True or false: soap solution is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) soap solution (c) salt water (d) detergent water
- 30.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: curd is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a magnet (c) a comb (d) a seed
- 34.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) orange juice (d) soap solution
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) tamarind water
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a seed (c) a tray for spills (d) sugar
- 39.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: soap solution is a base. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- needed
- rinse with clean water
- True
- lemon juice
- False
- an acid
- keep it away from eyes
- spoons of baking soda
- it grows bigger
- False
- a seed
- plain water
- neutral
- a base
- True
- tamarind water
- baking soda
- they react
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- detergent water
- we change it
- False
- True
- an ingredient ran out
- a magnet
- False
- salt water
- True
- False
- True
- a funnel or spoon
- soap solution
- True
- tamarind water
- True
- a tray for spills
- True
- True
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