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