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) ignore it (b) add baking soda (c) rub it hard (d) rinse with clean water
- 2.🫧 What do you see when baking soda meets vinegar? (a) nothing at all (b) lots of fizzy bubbles (c) it glows in the dark (d) it turns to ice
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? What do we do with “the same bottle”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 4.⚖️ 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) size of the balloon (c) the kind of balloon (d) the amount of vinegar
- 5.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) soap solution (b) salt water (c) detergent water (d) tamarind water
- 6.📘 Vinegar is an acid and baking soda is a base. What happens when they meet? (a) they freeze (b) they float apart (c) they react (d) they become magnets
- 7.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tamarind water (b) lemon juice (c) sugar water (d) vinegar
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) baking soda (d) a magnet
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curd (b) tamarind water (c) vinegar (d) salt water
- 11.True or false: a funnel or spoon is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the fizzy balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) baking soda (b) sugar (c) a funnel or spoon (d) vinegar
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking soda water (b) plain water (c) detergent water (d) soap solution
- 14.True or false: sugar water is neutral. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bottle (b) size of the balloon (c) the amount of vinegar (d) spoons of baking soda
- 16.🛟 Which safety rule fits the fizzy balloon experiment? (a) seal it in a glass jar (b) keep it away from eyes (c) put it in your mouth (d) shake it near your face
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a comb (b) a seed (c) a magnet (d) a tray for spills
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.True or false: soap solution is neutral. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a funnel or spoon (b) a balloon (c) a comb (d) an empty bottle
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a mirror (b) baking soda (c) sugar (d) a battery cell
- 25.🫧 Which of these is an acid? (a) sugar water (b) detergent water (c) baking soda water (d) curd
- 26.🫧 Which gas fills the balloon in the baking soda and vinegar experiment? (a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) helium (d) carbon dioxide
- 27.🫧 Is vinegar an acid, a base or neutral? (a) neutral (b) an acid (c) a base
- 28.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the fizzy balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🫧 Which of these is neutral? (a) plain water (b) tamarind water (c) detergent water (d) vinegar
- 30.True or false: an empty bottle is not needed for the fizzy balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the kind of balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the fizzy balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a comb (d) a funnel or spoon
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🫧 Is baking soda water an acid, a base or neutral? (a) a base (b) neutral (c) an acid
- 35.🧺 Do we need a seed for the fizzy balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does more baking soda blow the balloon up bigger? True or false: the same bottle is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 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 funnel or spoon
- 39.🔮 The fizzing stops after a while. Why? (a) an ingredient ran out (b) the bottle got tired (c) the gas froze (d) the balloon got cold
- 40.True or false: detergent water is an acid. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- rinse with clean water
- lots of fizzy bubbles
- we keep it the same
- spoons of baking soda
- tamarind water
- they react
- False
- sugar water
- a magnet
- salt water
- False
- sugar
- plain water
- True
- size of the balloon
- keep it away from eyes
- the same bottle
- a tray for spills
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed
- we change it
- a comb
- baking soda
- curd
- carbon dioxide
- an acid
- needed
- plain water
- False
- True
- a funnel or spoon
- the amount of vinegar
- a base
- not needed
- False
- True
- a mirror
- an ingredient ran out
- False
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