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