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