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