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