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Yeast Balloon Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 16: Yeast balloon · Set 507 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🛟 After the yeast experiment, what should you do with the mixture? (a) put it in your mouth (b) keep it for a month (c) throw it at a wall (d) pour it down the sink
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sugar (b) a small bottle (c) a battery cell (d) dry yeast
  3. 3.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) sugar (b) a magnet (c) time (d) warm water
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  5. 5.🍞 Does yeast need warm water to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 yeast (b) the water temperature (c) the amount of sugar (d) the amount of water
  7. 7.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? What do we do with “the water temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) dry yeast (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) a magnet
  10. 10.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) a magnet (b) time (c) salt (d) vinegar
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the amount of yeast is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bottle (b) turmeric powder (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  13. 13.📘 What is yeast? (a) a kind of stone (b) a kind of salt (c) a tiny living fungus (d) a kind of sugar
  14. 14.True or false: sunlight is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🍞 Does yeast need time to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
  16. 16.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) sugar (b) time (c) warm water (d) vinegar
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) time (d) warm water
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warm water (b) vinegar (c) sunlight (d) salt
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the amount of sugar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need dry yeast for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 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 magnet
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  25. 25.True or false: vinegar is something yeast needs. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need sugar for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) time (c) vinegar (d) a magnet
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  29. 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: a small bottle is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🍞 Why does yeast work slowly in cold water? (a) cold water is heavy (b) cold slows yeast down (c) cold makes it pink (d) cold kills sugar
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warm water (b) time (c) sugar (d) sunlight
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a comb (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) dry yeast
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of water (b) size of the balloon (c) the water temperature (d) the amount of yeast
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the same bottles is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) time (d) salt
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a comb (b) dry yeast (c) a small bottle (d) a balloon
  38. 38.True or false: sunlight is something yeast does not need. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bottle (b) a comb (c) sugar (d) dry yeast
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a small bottle for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. pour it down the sink
  2. a battery cell
  3. a magnet
  4. a balloon
  5. yeast needs it
  6. the water temperature
  7. False
  8. we change it
  9. a magnet
  10. time
  11. False
  12. turmeric powder
  13. a tiny living fungus
  14. False
  15. yeast needs it
  16. vinegar
  17. salt
  18. warm water
  19. False
  20. needed
  21. True
  22. a magnet
  23. we keep it the same
  24. we measure it
  25. False
  26. needed
  27. time
  28. we keep it the same
  29. True
  30. False
  31. cold slows yeast down
  32. sunlight
  33. dry yeast
  34. size of the balloon
  35. False
  36. salt
  37. a comb
  38. True
  39. a comb
  40. needed

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