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Yeast Balloon Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 16: Yeast balloon · Set 699 · 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.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) a magnet (b) time (c) vinegar (d) salt
  2. 2.🍞 Does yeast need time to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) dry yeast (c) a balloon (d) warm water
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) sugar (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
  7. 7.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) time (d) a magnet
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnet (b) sunlight (c) vinegar (d) time
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a paper clip for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) warm water (b) a comb (c) dry yeast (d) sugar
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: warm water is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: size of the balloon is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: size of the balloon is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  16. 16.🍞 Why does yeast work slowly in cold water? (a) cold kills sugar (b) cold makes it pink (c) cold slows yeast down (d) cold water is heavy
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📘 What is yeast? (a) a tiny living fungus (b) a kind of stone (c) a kind of salt (d) a kind of sugar
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) salt (b) a magnet (c) sugar (d) sunlight
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need sugar for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry yeast (b) a small bottle (c) sugar (d) a magnet
  24. 24.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) vinegar (d) time
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) dry yeast (b) a small bottle (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) a small bottle (d) a mirror
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
  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 water”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: dry yeast is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: dry yeast is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🍞 Does yeast need a magnet to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a small bottle (b) dry yeast (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) warm water
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 same bottles (c) the water temperature (d) the amount of sugar
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you leave out the sugar. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows very little (b) it turns yellow (c) it grows much faster (d) it bursts at once
  38. 38.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) warm water (b) salt (c) a magnet (d) sunlight
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) sugar (c) dry yeast (d) a comb
  40. 40.True or false: a mirror is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. time
  2. yeast needs it
  3. we keep it the same
  4. turmeric powder
  5. needed
  6. sugar
  7. a magnet
  8. time
  9. not needed
  10. a comb
  11. the same bottles
  12. False
  13. True
  14. False
  15. we measure it
  16. cold slows yeast down
  17. a balloon
  18. False
  19. a tiny living fungus
  20. True
  21. sugar
  22. needed
  23. a magnet
  24. vinegar
  25. a mirror
  26. a mirror
  27. not needed
  28. we keep it the same
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. yeast does not need it
  34. a magnet
  35. warm water
  36. the water temperature
  37. it grows very little
  38. warm water
  39. a comb
  40. False

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