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 is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) lemon juice (d) sugar water
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) an empty bottle (c) sugar (d) vinegar
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a comb (d) an empty bottle
- 4.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) sugar water (d) detergent water
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) shake it near your face (c) put it in your mouth (d) keep it away from eyes
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a seed (d) a mirror
- 8.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the gas froze
- 9.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) curd (b) salt water (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda (d) the kind of balloon
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) curd (c) plain water (d) soap solution
- 13.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) add baking soda (d) rinse with clean water
- 14.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 15.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: curd is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔮 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
- 18.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) nothing at all (c) it turns to ice (d) it glows in the dark
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) a funnel or spoon
- 25.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a comb (d) vinegar
- 27.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) lemon juice (c) salt water (d) detergent water
- 28.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) gas is made inside (c) vinegar is hot (d) outside air gets in
- 29.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 30.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: baking soda water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 36.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) a tray for spills
- 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) the balloon bursts (b) it turns to honey (c) a huge eruption (d) very little fizzing
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) vinegar
Answer key
- lemon juice
- sugar
- an empty bottle
- vinegar
- keep it away from eyes
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- an ingredient ran out
- curd
- size of the balloon
- True
- plain water
- rinse with clean water
- a base
- True
- True
- it grows bigger
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- False
- False
- False
- True
- the same bottle
- a magnet
- not needed
- a comb
- lemon juice
- gas is made inside
- a base
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- True
- an acid
- an acid
- sugar
- False
- very little fizzing
- vinegar
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