Materials List:
Yeast Cells Respire, Too
(But Not Like Me and You)
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/duk_cellresp_mary_act
(But Not Like Me and You)
- large test tubes, about 15 cm long and 20 mm in diameter; one per student
- small test tubes, about 10 cm long and 8 mm in diameter; one per student
- squares cut from plastic wrap, about 8 cm on a side; one per student
- several rubber or cork stoppers, size 2
- test tube racks to hold large test tubes
- several dropping pipettes
- five 300-ml beakers
- 1-liter flask
- 1-liter graduated cylinder
- lab thermometer
- package dry baking yeast (available in grocery stores)
- 12-ounce bottle molasses (unsulphured)