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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

To Have Or Not To Have Oxygen (Part I - Fermentation)

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the fermentation process. In this biology lesson plan, students describe the process of glycolysis and infer the reactants and products of fermentation.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Thermodynamics

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this thermodynamics worksheet, students calculate the change of entropy and standard free energy change for given reactions. Students write expressions for the thermodynamic equilibrium constants for reactions. This worksheet has 10...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Respiration

For Students 10th - 12th
For this cellular respiration worksheet, learners answer 14 multiple choice questions related to aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Metabolism Test Review

For Students 9th - 10th
In this metabolism test review, students define several terms. Students write balanced chemical equations for aerobic cellular respiration. Students complete several multiple choice questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Getting Energy to Make ATP

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cellular energy worksheet, students review the stages of cellular respiration and contrast fermentation with cellular respiration. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 6 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science: Comparing Beer and Bread

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars compare and contrast cellular respiration in yeast and plant and animal cells. After discovering the role of yeast in making beer and bread, they describe the short and long term effects of alcohol on the nervous and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ethanol

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students explore how to fuel cars with corn and then test different items to explore the process of fermentation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biofuels Blast!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils observe yeast fermentation using different energy source. In this chemistry lesson, students measure the gas collected in the balloon. They upload their observations on the internet so they can share it with kids across US.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cellular Respiration

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cellular respiration worksheet, students compare the following processes: cellular respiration, glycolysis, lactic acid fermentation, and alcoholic fermentation. This worksheet has 9 short answer, 6 matching, 3 multiple choice,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Photosynthetic Word Search

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to photosynthetic process. There are 32 biology terms located in the word search.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kraut Lab

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the process of fermentation through the process of making Sauerkraut. Students use their observational skills and their five senses to create an articulate description of their lab created sauerkraut. They discuss the...
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Industrial Biotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about three products of biotechnology and genetic engineering while getting a glimpse of the technologies behind these products. Also learn how science and engineering can make industrial products to be sold commercially.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Yeast Reproduction in Sugar Substitutes

For Students 9th - 10th
There's nothing quite like the smell of fresh-baked bread to make your mouth water. As any baker can tell you, you can't bake bread without yeast. This project makes clever use of bread dough to measure yeast reproduction three different...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Yogurt Cultures

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out in this experiment how good bacteria can turn milk into a treat by investigating the optimal starter cultures for making yogurt from whole milk.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Yeasty Beasties

For Students 3rd - 8th
While looking at a package of dry yeast it is hard to believe it is alive. But add the right ingredients and presto, the mixture becomes a bubbly, oozing, mess of life. What are the right ingredients? Do this experiment and figure it out...
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain: Cellular Metabolism & Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
This online biology book offers a comprehensive overview of cellular metabolism and fermentation. Content includes a look at glycolysis, anaerobic pathways, and aerobic respiration.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Anaerobic Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition and related links for the chemical process anaerobic respiration.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fermentation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Tutorial presents an overview of fermentation explaining its benefits. Students will be able to distinguish lactic acid fermentation from alcoholic fermentation and...
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cellular Respiration and Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two lessons and their associated activities explore cellular respiration and population growth in yeasts. Yeast cells are readily obtained and behave predictably, so they are very appropriate to use in middle school classrooms. In the...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: What Do Bread and Beer Have in Common?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are presented with information that will allow them to recognize that yeasts are unicellular organisms that are useful to humans. In fact, their usefulness is derived from the contrast between the way yeast cells and human cells...
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Unit Plan
Savvas Learning

Pearson's the Biology Place: Cell Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent interactive website about cellular respiration provides an overview then goes into the details that can be so difficult to understand. The practice, review, and quiz pages should help solidify understanding.
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Handout
Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative text is clearly written and supported by good illustrations and charts as well. A quiz is also provided at the bottom of the site.
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Website
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Kimchi Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
In this cooking and food science fair project, the student will make a batch of kimchi, the national dish of Korea, and investigate the changes in pH and glucose concentration as it ferments. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up...
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Website
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: The Science of Pickles

For Students 3rd - 8th
What is pickling? What role does fermentation play in food? What is salt brine? Understand this and more at the Exploratorium.