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