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