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