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