Yeast Balloon Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Yeast is alive): 1. Pour warm (not hot) water into the bottle — an adult checks it. 2. Add the yeast and the sugar and swirl gently. 3. Stretch the balloon over the bottle’s mouth. 4. Wait 30 minutes, measure the balloon, then pour the mixture away and wash up.
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- 1.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) turmeric powder (b) dry yeast (c) a balloon (d) warm water
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time (b) a magnet (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 3.🍞 Why does yeast work slowly in cold water? (a) cold kills sugar (b) cold makes it pink (c) cold water is heavy (d) cold slows yeast down
- 4.True or false: a magnet is something yeast needs. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🧺 Do we need sugar for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) size of the balloon (b) the water temperature (c) the amount of sugar (d) the amount of yeast
- 8.True or false: time is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the water temperature (b) the same bottles (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of sugar
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the same bottles is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) a paper clip (c) sugar (d) dry yeast
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time (b) warm water (c) salt (d) sugar
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) a magnet (c) sunlight (d) warm water
- 15.🍞 Does yeast need time to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 16.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) a magnet (b) sugar (c) time (d) warm water
- 17.True or false: warm water is something yeast needs. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a small bottle (c) a balloon (d) warm water
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a small bottle (b) a balloon (c) dry yeast (d) a magnet
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) dry yeast (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 21.True or false: sugar is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) boiling hot (b) warm, not hot (c) ice cold (d) very salty
- 24.🧺 Do we need dry yeast for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a comb (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) dry yeast
- 26.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) time (d) sugar
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the amount of yeast is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the water temperature (b) size of the balloon (c) the same bottles
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the same bottles”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🛟 After the yeast experiment, what should you do with the mixture? (a) put it in your mouth (b) throw it at a wall (c) keep it for a month (d) pour it down the sink
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time (b) warm water (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the amount of sugar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🍞 Does yeast need sunlight to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) dry yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a comb
- 37.🍞 Does yeast need a magnet to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 38.True or false: salt is something yeast needs. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🍞 Does yeast need salt to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) dry yeast (d) a magnet
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- time
- cold slows yeast down
- False
- needed
- needed
- the water temperature
- True
- size of the balloon
- False
- not needed
- a paper clip
- salt
- warm water
- yeast needs it
- a magnet
- True
- a mirror
- a magnet
- a battery cell
- True
- not needed
- warm, not hot
- needed
- a comb
- salt
- True
- the same bottles
- we keep it the same
- False
- pour it down the sink
- sunlight
- we keep it the same
- yeast does not need it
- not needed
- dry yeast
- yeast does not need it
- False
- yeast does not need it
- a magnet
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