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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: tamarind water is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the amount of vinegar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) rub it hard (b) rinse with clean water (c) ignore it (d) add baking soda
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) the kind of balloon (c) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 6.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) an empty bottle (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a tray for spills
- 8.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) vinegar (b) detergent water (c) plain water (d) orange juice
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) vinegar
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) a balloon
- 11.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) put it in your mouth (c) shake it near your face (d) seal it in a glass jar
- 12.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 13.⚖️ 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 amount of vinegar (c) size of the balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 14.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they react (b) they freeze (c) they become magnets (d) they float apart
- 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 16.🔮 Predict: you use more vinegar and more baking soda. What happens to the balloon? (a) it turns blue (b) there is no change (c) it shrinks (d) it grows bigger
- 17.True or false: curd is a base. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: detergent water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧺 Do we need an empty bottle for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) orange juice (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) lemon juice
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt water (b) sugar water (c) plain water (d) tamarind water
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: baking soda is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) a mirror (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 29.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a mirror (c) an empty bottle (d) sugar
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: sugar water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soap solution (b) detergent water (c) baking soda water (d) orange juice
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the gas froze (d) the balloon got cold
- 37.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the same bottle
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) baking soda (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a tray for spills
Answer key
- False
- False
- True
- rinse with clean water
- size of the balloon
- needed
- a mirror
- detergent water
- a battery cell
- sugar
- keep it away from eyes
- an acid
- spoons of baking soda
- they react
- we change it
- it grows bigger
- False
- needed
- False
- False
- needed
- False
- soap solution
- tamarind water
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- a mirror
- neutral
- an empty bottle
- False
- False
- orange juice
- False
- False
- an ingredient ran out
- needed
- True
- the same bottle
- a magnet
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids