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