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.🛟 The water for the yeast should be ___. (a) boiling hot (b) ice cold (c) very salty (d) warm, not hot
- 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.⚖️ 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.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sugar (c) warm water (d) vinegar
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the yeast balloon? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) sugar (d) a comb
- 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.📘 What is yeast? (a) a kind of stone (b) a kind of salt (c) a kind of sugar (d) a tiny living fungus
- 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.🧺 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.⚖️ 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.⚖️ 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.🍞 Does yeast need sunlight to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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.True or false: a magnet is needed for the yeast balloon. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🍞 Does yeast need time to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the yeast balloon? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) sugar (b) time (c) warm water (d) a magnet
- 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the yeast balloon? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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.⚖️ 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) dry yeast (b) warm water (c) sugar (d) a mirror
- 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.⚖️ 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.True or false: vinegar is something yeast needs. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 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.⚖️ 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.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) sunlight (b) vinegar (c) sugar (d) salt
- 31.🍞 Which of these is something yeast needs? (a) a magnet (b) warm water (c) sunlight (d) vinegar
- 32.🍞 Does yeast need salt to make gas? (a) yeast needs it (b) yeast does not need it
- 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.🍞 Which of these is something yeast does not need? (a) time (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) warm water
- 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.⚖️ 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.⚖️ 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.🔮 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.⚖️ 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the yeast balloon? (a) sugar (b) a small bottle (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
Answer key
- warm, not hot
- a comb
- we keep it the same
- vinegar
- sugar
- False
- a tiny living fungus
- we change it
- a magnet
- we measure it
- the amount of yeast
- yeast does not need it
- not needed
- a paper clip
- False
- yeast needs it
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- a magnet
- not needed
- the yeast is killed
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- the amount of water
- False
- to make bread rise
- turmeric powder
- True
- sugar
- warm water
- yeast does not need it
- it is food for yeast
- sunlight
- we keep it the same
- False
- False
- it grows very little
- the water temperature
- turmeric powder
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