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.True or false: baking soda is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) curd (b) tamarind water (c) sugar water (d) soap solution
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the amount of vinegar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle
- 6.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 8.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) rinse with clean water (c) rub it hard (d) ignore it
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) a funnel or spoon (c) vinegar (d) a seed
- 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 14.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the bottle got tired (c) the balloon got cold (d) the gas froze
- 15.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) sugar (b) baking soda (c) a comb (d) a battery cell
- 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🫧 Is sugar water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) lemon juice (c) curd (d) soap solution
- 23.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) sugar water (b) orange juice (c) lemon juice (d) detergent water
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) sugar water (c) salt water (d) plain water
- 26.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a battery cell
- 29.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) very little fizzing (c) it turns to honey (d) the balloon bursts
- 30.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 31.True or false: vinegar is an acid. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a tray for spills (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a balloon
- 33.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) vinegar (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
- 35.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) baking soda (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a magnet
- 37.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 38.🫧 Is orange juice an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 39.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) lemon juice (b) soap solution (c) tamarind water (d) salt water
- 40.True or false: a tray for spills is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- soap solution
- the kind of balloon
- we keep it the same
- the same bottle
- keep it away from eyes
- we measure it
- needed
- needed
- rinse with clean water
- a seed
- not needed
- an acid
- an ingredient ran out
- True
- True
- baking soda
- needed
- neutral
- True
- False
- soap solution
- False
- detergent water
- baking soda water
- False
- a battery cell
- a battery cell
- very little fizzing
- neutral
- True
- a comb
- vinegar
- a magnet
- needed
- a magnet
- a base
- an acid
- salt water
- True
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