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Yeast Balloon Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 16: Yeast balloon · Set 967 · 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.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🍞 Does yeast need time to make gas? (a) yeast does not need it (b) yeast needs it
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a magnet (b) time (c) vinegar (d) salt
  5. 5.🍞 Does yeast need warm water to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) sugar (b) a magnet (c) warm water (d) time
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) warm water (b) dry yeast (c) a small bottle (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a comb for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you wait 2 hours instead of 10 minutes. What happens? (a) it turns to bread (b) the balloon is bigger (c) the balloon is smaller (d) it shrinks to nothing
  11. 11.True or false: sugar is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) boiling hot (b) ice cold (c) warm, not hot (d) very salty
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a small bottle (d) sugar
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a small bottle (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) a paper clip
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bottle (b) sugar (c) a paper clip (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) time (b) a magnet (c) salt (d) vinegar
  19. 19.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) sunlight
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) warm water (d) a magnet
  21. 21.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) warm water (b) a magnet (c) sunlight (d) vinegar
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a small bottle (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need sugar for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.True or false: a small bottle is not needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a comb is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) a mirror (d) a paper clip
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🎈 What blows up the balloon in the yeast experiment? (a) smoke (b) carbon dioxide gas (c) steam (d) air from outside
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) sugar (c) a balloon (d) dry yeast
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a paper clip (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 sugar (b) the amount of yeast (c) size of the balloon (d) the same bottles
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) sugar (c) a small bottle (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  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 water (b) the water temperature (c) the same bottles (d) the amount of yeast
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you leave out the sugar. What happens to the balloon? (a) it grows very little (b) it grows much faster (c) it turns yellow (d) it bursts at once
  38. 38.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) warm water (b) time (c) salt (d) sugar
  39. 39.🍞 Where is yeast used in the kitchen? (a) to colour rice (b) to make bread rise (c) to clean floors (d) to wash dishes
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) dry yeast (d) sugar

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the amount of water
  3. yeast needs it
  4. time
  5. yeast needs it
  6. not needed
  7. a magnet
  8. turmeric powder
  9. not needed
  10. the balloon is bigger
  11. False
  12. warm, not hot
  13. a magnet
  14. a paper clip
  15. a paper clip
  16. not needed
  17. we keep it the same
  18. time
  19. sunlight
  20. warm water
  21. warm water
  22. False
  23. a mirror
  24. needed
  25. False
  26. False
  27. sugar
  28. we change it
  29. False
  30. carbon dioxide gas
  31. a comb
  32. a balloon
  33. size of the balloon
  34. a battery cell
  35. True
  36. the water temperature
  37. it grows very little
  38. salt
  39. to make bread rise
  40. a magnet

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