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) seal it in a glass jar (b) put it in your mouth (c) shake it near your face (d) keep it away from eyes
- 2.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) an acid (b) neutral (c) a base
- 3.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) plain water (c) soap solution (d) lemon juice
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) vinegar (b) a seed (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a funnel or spoon (c) baking soda (d) vinegar
- 7.🛟 What should you do if vinegar splashes in your eye? (a) ignore it (b) rinse with clean water (c) add baking soda (d) rub it hard
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) a seed
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a seed (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) a comb
- 11.🧺 Do we need a tray for spills for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) the balloon got cold (b) an ingredient ran out (c) the gas froze (d) the bottle got tired
- 13.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tray for spills (b) baking soda (c) an empty bottle (d) a magnet
- 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🫧 Is salt water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) a base (c) an acid
- 18.True or false: a magnet is needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 19.⚖️ 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 same bottle (c) spoons of baking soda
- 20.True or false: lemon juice is a base. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) vinegar (d) a balloon
- 22.🎈 Why does the balloon blow up? (a) the bottle shrinks (b) vinegar is hot (c) gas is made inside (d) outside air gets in
- 23.⚖️ 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) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon (d) spoons of baking soda
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Do we need a funnel or spoon for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🫧 Which of these is a base? (a) orange juice (b) sugar water (c) lemon juice (d) detergent water
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a magnet (c) a tray for spills (d) a mirror
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: spoons of baking soda is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ 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 kind of balloon (c) spoons of baking soda
- 31.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) orange juice (b) baking soda water (c) tamarind water (d) salt water
- 32.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) detergent water (b) sugar water (c) vinegar (d) baking soda water
- 33.📘 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
- 34.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) helium (c) carbon dioxide (d) hydrogen
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) plain water (b) salt water (c) sugar water (d) soap solution
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a tray for spills
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of vinegar (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottle (d) the kind of balloon
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) an empty bottle (b) sugar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) baking soda
- 39.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they react (c) they become magnets (d) they float apart
- 40.True or false: a comb is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- keep it away from eyes
- a base
- True
- lemon juice
- a seed
- a comb
- rinse with clean water
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- vinegar
- needed
- an ingredient ran out
- False
- a magnet
- False
- not needed
- neutral
- False
- the same bottle
- False
- a mirror
- gas is made inside
- spoons of baking soda
- True
- needed
- detergent water
- we measure it
- a tray for spills
- False
- the kind of balloon
- salt water
- vinegar
- yes, a new gas forms
- carbon dioxide
- soap solution
- a magnet
- size of the balloon
- sugar
- they react
- True
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