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