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