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