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