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