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