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 is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) salt water (c) plain water (d) sugar water
- 2.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) add baking soda (b) ignore it (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) size of the balloon (b) spoons of baking soda (c) the kind of balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 4.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.True or false: a tray for spills is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: sugar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 9.🔮 Predict: you use plain water instead of vinegar. What happens? (a) it turns to honey (b) a huge eruption (c) the balloon bursts (d) very little fizzing
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) an empty bottle (c) a battery cell (d) a funnel or spoon
- 11.🧺 Do we need a comb for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 12.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) keep it away from eyes (b) shake it near your face (c) seal it in a glass jar (d) put it in your mouth
- 13.🫧 Is soap solution an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) an acid (c) neutral
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) detergent water (b) lemon juice (c) orange juice (d) tamarind water
- 15.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the bottle got tired (b) the balloon got cold (c) the gas froze (d) an ingredient ran out
- 16.True or false: salt water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) a comb (c) vinegar (d) sugar
- 18.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) it turns to ice (d) it glows in the dark
- 19.True or false: detergent water is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) a seed (d) a funnel or spoon
- 21.True or false: a funnel or spoon is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) the same bottle
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 24.🫧 Is curd an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they become magnets (b) they react (c) they freeze (d) they float apart
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a tray for spills (c) an empty bottle (d) baking soda
- 28.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) baking soda water (c) orange juice (d) salt water
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) an empty bottle
- 31.True or false: a seed is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a magnet (c) an empty bottle (d) sugar
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a mirror (c) a comb (d) a seed
- 35.🧺 Do we need baking soda for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧺 Do we need sugar for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a balloon (b) an empty bottle (c) baking soda (d) a mirror
- 40.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
Answer key
- vinegar
- rinse with clean water
- size of the balloon
- needed
- False
- True
- True
- a magnet
- very little fizzing
- a battery cell
- not needed
- keep it away from eyes
- a base
- detergent water
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- vinegar
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- True
- a seed
- True
- spoons of baking soda
- the amount of vinegar
- an acid
- False
- they react
- a comb
- False
- orange juice
- a mirror
- False
- False
- an empty bottle
- a funnel or spoon
- needed
- not needed
- not needed
- False
- a mirror
- neutral
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