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.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) plain water (c) curd (d) vinegar
- 2.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 4.🫧 Is lemon juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 5.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) plain water (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) sugar water
- 6.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 7.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) detergent water (b) vinegar (c) lemon juice (d) sugar water
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a seed (d) a tray for spills
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) very little fizzing (c) it turns to honey (d) a huge eruption
- 11.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) vinegar (b) detergent water (c) soap solution (d) plain water
- 13.📘 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
- 14.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) it is only dissolving (c) yes, a new gas forms (d) it is only melting
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) lemon juice (c) tamarind water (d) baking soda water
- 17.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: plain water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 20.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 23.⚖️ 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) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) lemon juice (c) curd (d) salt water
- 25.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a comb (c) a seed (d) a battery cell
- 27.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.⚖️ 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) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the same bottle
- 31.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.True or false: sugar is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) plain water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 34.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 36.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rinse with clean water (b) rub it hard (c) ignore it (d) add baking soda
- 37.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.True or false: a seed is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- plain water
- True
- a magnet
- an acid
- tamarind water
- neutral
- detergent water
- a tray for spills
- we change it
- very little fizzing
- True
- vinegar
- they react
- yes, a new gas forms
- a mirror
- baking soda water
- True
- False
- neutral
- needed
- False
- we keep it the same
- size of the balloon
- salt water
- neutral
- vinegar
- True
- a battery cell
- not needed
- spoons of baking soda
- not needed
- False
- plain water
- True
- a base
- rinse with clean water
- soap solution
- True
- True
- not needed
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