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.True or false: time is something yeast needs. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bottle (b) warm water (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) turmeric powder (b) a comb (c) a small bottle (d) a battery cell
- 4.🛟 After the yeast experiment, what should you do with the mixture? (a) throw it at a wall (b) keep it for a month (c) pour it down the sink (d) put it in your mouth
- 5.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) sunlight
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: size of the balloon is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) size of the balloon (b) the water temperature (c) the same bottles
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the amount of yeast is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 10.True or false: sugar is something yeast does not need. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.True or false: warm water is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Do we need dry yeast for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🍞 Does yeast need time to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) a small bottle (d) a comb
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) vinegar (b) warm water (c) time (d) sugar
- 17.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (b) the water temperature (c) the amount of sugar (d) the amount of yeast
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the water temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) a magnet (b) time (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 20.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ 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 amount of water
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the amount of yeast”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “size of the balloon”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bottle (b) dry yeast (c) a paper clip (d) warm water
- 25.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) time (d) sugar
- 26.🍞 Does yeast need vinegar to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnet (b) salt (c) time (d) vinegar
- 28.🧺 Do we need a small bottle for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🍞 Where is yeast used in the kitchen? (a) to make bread rise (b) to clean floors (c) to colour rice (d) to wash dishes
- 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warm water (c) time (d) salt
- 34.True or false: salt is something yeast does not need. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: warm water is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) warm water
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a mirror (b) dry yeast (c) a balloon (d) sugar
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) dry yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) warm water (d) a balloon
- 39.True or false: vinegar is something yeast does not need. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a paper clip (d) warm water
Answer key
- True
- turmeric powder
- a small bottle
- pour it down the sink
- sugar
- False
- the same bottles
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed
- True
- needed
- yeast needs it
- a comb
- vinegar
- the water temperature
- True
- time
- False
- the amount of water
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- a paper clip
- salt
- yeast does not need it
- time
- needed
- True
- True
- to make bread rise
- not needed
- salt
- True
- False
- sunlight
- a mirror
- turmeric powder
- True
- warm water
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