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