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Yeast Balloon Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 16: Yeast balloon · Set 996 · 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.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) boiling hot (b) ice cold (c) very salty (d) warm, not hot
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a comb (b) a small bottle (c) sugar (d) warm water
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  4. 4.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) vinegar
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) sugar (d) a comb
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.📘 What is yeast? (a) a kind of stone (b) a kind of salt (c) a kind of sugar (d) a tiny living fungus
  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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry yeast (b) a small bottle (c) a magnet (d) warm water
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  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 amount of yeast (b) the water temperature (c) size of the balloon
  12. 12.🍞 Does yeast need sunlight to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a paper clip (b) warm water (c) dry yeast (d) a small bottle
  15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🍞 Does yeast need time to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
  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 yeast”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) sugar (b) time (c) warm water (d) a magnet
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🔮 Predict (do not try it): yeast is put in boiling water. What happens? (a) it turns to sugar (b) it glows (c) it grows faster (d) the yeast is killed
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) dry yeast (b) warm water (c) sugar (d) a mirror
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) a balloon
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of water (b) the water temperature (c) size of the balloon
  26. 26.True or false: vinegar is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🍞 Where is yeast used in the kitchen? (a) to clean floors (b) to colour rice (c) to make bread rise (d) to wash dishes
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the yeast balloon. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bottle (b) dry yeast (c) sugar (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the same bottles is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) sunlight (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) salt
  31. 31.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) a magnet (b) warm water (c) sunlight (d) vinegar
  32. 32.🍞 Does yeast need salt to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
  33. 33.🍞 Why do we add sugar to the yeast? (a) to make it sweet (b) to make it heavy (c) to colour it (d) it is food for yeast
  34. 34.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) warm water
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the water temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does yeast blow up the balloon more with warm water or cold water? True or false: the amount of yeast is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you leave out the sugar. What happens to the balloon? (a) it bursts at once (b) it grows much faster (c) it grows very little (d) it turns yellow
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 same bottles (c) size of the balloon (d) the amount of water
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) sugar (b) a small bottle (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

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

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