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