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