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University of Missouri

Microbes in Action: Classroom Activities: A Swell Lab: Yeast Fermentation [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This two-day experiment uses different concentrations of sugar to study the rate of fermentation. Students observe the rate of carbon dioxide gas produced by yeast to infer the rate of fermentation. Lesson plan gives a lab procedure,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sugar Spill!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this activity, students act as environmental engineers involved with the clean up of a toxic spill. Using bioremediation as the process, students select which bacteria they will use to eat up the pollutant spilled. Students learn how...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Microbes Know How to Work!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students design systems that use microbes to break down a water pollutant (in this case, sugar). They explore how temperature affects the rate of pollutant decomposition.