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 not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) a mirror
- 2.🫧 Is tamarind water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 3.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the balloon got cold (c) the bottle got tired (d) the gas froze
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray for spills (c) a battery cell (d) baking soda
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📘 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
- 9.True or false: vinegar is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: lemon juice is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) orange juice (b) tamarind water (c) curd (d) baking soda water
- 14.⚖️ 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 same bottle
- 15.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) keep it away from eyes (c) put it in your mouth (d) shake it near your face
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) vinegar (d) an empty bottle
- 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a funnel or spoon 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 the one thing we change? (a) spoons of baking soda (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the same bottle
- 20.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) curd (b) tamarind water (c) lemon juice (d) baking soda water
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) an empty bottle
- 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 24.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) vinegar is hot (b) the bottle shrinks (c) outside air gets in (d) gas is made inside
- 25.True or false: salt water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) it turns to ice (c) it glows in the dark (d) lots of fizzy bubbles
- 27.True or false: a balloon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 29.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) helium (b) oxygen (c) hydrogen (d) carbon dioxide
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “spoons of baking soda”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 31.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a seed (c) a tray for spills (d) a balloon
- 33.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) vinegar (c) sugar water (d) lemon juice
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) sugar water (c) soap solution (d) detergent water
- 35.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) orange juice (c) salt water (d) sugar water
- 36.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.True or false: tamarind water is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: baking soda water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
Answer key
- a mirror
- an acid
- an ingredient ran out
- a battery cell
- False
- not needed
- False
- yes, a new gas forms
- False
- True
- False
- False
- baking soda water
- the same bottle
- keep it away from eyes
- a magnet
- True
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- baking soda water
- sugar
- True
- an acid
- gas is made inside
- True
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- we keep it the same
- carbon dioxide
- we change it
- a base
- a seed
- sugar water
- sugar water
- orange juice
- neutral
- False
- False
- False
- a base
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