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