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.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) baking soda water (c) sugar water (d) salt water
- 3.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) soap solution (d) baking soda water
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) soap solution (c) baking soda water (d) sugar water
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a mirror (d) vinegar
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) the amount of vinegar (c) spoons of baking soda
- 9.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) rinse with clean water (c) add baking soda (d) ignore it
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 12.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) soap solution (b) plain water (c) tamarind water (d) orange juice
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) salt water
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) a huge eruption (b) it turns to honey (c) the balloon bursts (d) very little fizzing
- 16.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) shake it near your face (b) put it in your mouth (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) keep it away from eyes
- 17.True or false: lemon juice is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a tray for spills (c) a magnet (d) baking soda
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a comb (d) an empty bottle
- 20.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) lots of fizzy bubbles (b) it glows in the dark (c) it turns to ice (d) nothing at all
- 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 23.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) a base (c) neutral
- 26.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) salt water (b) curd (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 27.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottle
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) the same bottle (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) vinegar (c) baking soda (d) a funnel or spoon
- 32.🫧 Is plain water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a funnel or spoon
- 34.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the gas froze (c) an ingredient ran out (d) the balloon got cold
- 36.📘 Is the fizzing a sign that a new substance is made? (a) no, nothing changes (b) yes, a new gas forms (c) it is only melting (d) it is only dissolving
- 37.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a funnel or spoon (c) vinegar (d) sugar
- 40.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a base
- baking soda water
- lemon juice
- a balloon
- sugar water
- False
- a mirror
- the amount of vinegar
- needed
- rinse with clean water
- a magnet
- soap solution
- detergent water
- we keep it the same
- very little fizzing
- keep it away from eyes
- False
- a magnet
- a comb
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- we change it
- gas is made inside
- False
- True
- a base
- baking soda water
- False
- needed
- spoons of baking soda
- size of the balloon
- a seed
- neutral
- a battery cell
- needed
- an ingredient ran out
- yes, a new gas forms
- True
- False
- sugar
- False
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