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