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