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