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