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 something yeast needs? (a) time (b) vinegar (c) salt (d) a magnet
- 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 3.🧺 Do we need warm water for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🍞 Does yeast need sugar to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 8.True or false: a paper clip is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: a magnet is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a small bottle (b) dry yeast (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
- 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 12.True or false: time is something yeast does not need. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) very salty (b) warm, not hot (c) boiling hot (d) ice cold
- 14.True or false: a small bottle is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) time (b) warm water (c) sugar (d) vinegar
- 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.🍞 Why does yeast work slowly in cold water? (a) cold water is heavy (b) cold kills sugar (c) cold slows yeast down (d) cold makes it pink
- 18.True or false: a magnet is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) vinegar
- 20.🧺 Do we need dry yeast for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🍞 Does yeast need warm water to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 22.True or false: a paper clip is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 24.⚖️ 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 amount of sugar (d) the amount of yeast
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🎈 What blows up the balloon in the yeast experiment? (a) smoke (b) steam (c) air from outside (d) carbon dioxide gas
- 28.🧺 Do we need sugar for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 30.⚖️ 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 amount of sugar (c) the water temperature (d) the amount of yeast
- 31.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) sugar (b) time (c) salt (d) warm water
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🍞 Does yeast need sunlight to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
- 34.🔮 Predict (do not try it): yeast is put in boiling water. What happens? (a) it grows faster (b) the yeast is killed (c) it turns to sugar (d) it glows
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) time
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a balloon (b) warm water (c) sugar (d) a magnet
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) dry yeast
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) dry yeast
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) sugar (d) warm water
- 40.🍞 Does yeast need a magnet to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
Answer key
- time
- we keep it the same
- needed
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- yeast needs it
- True
- False
- a paper clip
- we change it
- False
- warm, not hot
- True
- vinegar
- we keep it the same
- cold slows yeast down
- False
- sugar
- needed
- yeast needs it
- False
- a balloon
- size of the balloon
- we keep it the same
- False
- carbon dioxide gas
- needed
- sugar
- the water temperature
- salt
- True
- yeast does not need it
- the yeast is killed
- salt
- a magnet
- dry yeast
- a mirror
- a magnet
- yeast does not need it
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