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.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) orange juice (d) tamarind water
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the kind of balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) keep it away from eyes (c) shake it near your face (d) put it in your mouth
- 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🔮 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
- 8.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 9.True or false: a mirror is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rub it hard (c) rinse with clean water (d) add baking soda
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) baking soda water (c) soap solution (d) salt water
- 12.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) sugar water (c) vinegar (d) salt water
- 14.🔮 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
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) a funnel or spoon (c) an empty bottle (d) a balloon
- 16.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) lemon juice (b) detergent water (c) sugar water (d) curd
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lemon juice (b) vinegar (c) curd (d) baking soda water
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a tray for spills (d) a mirror
- 21.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) soap solution (b) lemon juice (c) baking soda water (d) plain water
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a balloon (c) a funnel or spoon (d) a mirror
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of balloon (b) the same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda (d) size of the balloon
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a funnel or spoon (c) a tray for spills (d) a battery cell
- 26.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) curd (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a comb
- 29.🫧 Is detergent water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 30.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) baking soda water (b) sugar water (c) detergent water (d) lemon juice
- 31.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) plain water (b) curd (c) salt water (d) baking soda water
- 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a tray for spills (b) a mirror (c) sugar (d) a battery cell
- 35.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📘 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
- 37.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) helium (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
- 38.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) plain water (c) orange juice (d) salt water
- 39.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a tray for spills (c) a balloon (d) a funnel or spoon
Answer key
- needed
- soap solution
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- keep it away from eyes
- not needed
- an ingredient ran out
- an acid
- False
- rinse with clean water
- salt water
- False
- vinegar
- very little fizzing
- a battery cell
- detergent water
- True
- True
- baking soda water
- a mirror
- plain water
- a mirror
- spoons of baking soda
- False
- a battery cell
- needed
- curd
- a comb
- a base
- sugar water
- not needed
- baking soda water
- not needed
- a tray for spills
- True
- yes, a new gas forms
- carbon dioxide
- orange juice
- not needed
- a magnet
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