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