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