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