Materials
*.3 Clear glass cups
*.2 Teaspoons sugar
*.Water (warm and cold)
*.3 Small dishes
*Permanent marker
Procedure
1.Fill all three dishes with about 2 inches
of cold water
2.Place your clear glasses in each dish
and label them 1, 2, and 3.
3.In glass 1, mix one teaspoon of yeast,
cup of warm water, and 2 teaspoons of
sugar.
4.In glass 2, mix one teaspoon of yeast
with 4 cup of warm water.
5.In glass 3, place one teaspoon of yeast
in the glass.
6.Observe each cups reaction. Why do you
think the reactions in each glass differed
from one another? Try using more of
your senses to evaluate your three
glasses; sight, touch, hearing and smell
especially!
Results
The warm water and sugar in glass 1 caused
foaming due to fermentation.