Curated OER
Alcoholic Fermentation in Yeast
Biology classes will bubble with excitement as they complete this assignment. Beginning with an informative overview of cellular respiration and fermentation processes, the highlight comes as an experiment in determining the rate of...
Curated OER
Cell respiration
Three lab guides are given here that detail experiments to illustrate the oxidation of glucose for the production of ATP. The first will compare photosynthesis and respiratio and show theimporatnce of both to plants. The next will show...
K20 LEARN
Microbes and Manure = Biofuel
Waste not, want not! Science scholars explore manure as an alternative energy source through reading and experimentation. Groups construct their own biofuel digesters and observe the process of methane production. The teacher's guide...
Serendip
How Do Muscles Get the Energy They Need for Athletic Activity?
Every muscle movement requires energy, but where does that energy come from? Scholars answer this question and more as they complete a worksheet. By following the directions, completing research, and discussing it as a class, they begin...
Texas Heart Institute
Exercise: What Kinds of Activities Are Best?
What happens in the muscles during anaerobic and aerobic exercise, and how does this affect the heart and our overall health? A cross-curricular instructional activity that introduces learners to the lifelong benefits of exercise,...
Teacher Web
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
Take young biologists back to the beginning of life on Earth with this presentation on bacteria. Examining the different classifications of bacteria, this presentation introduces young scientists to the concepts of autotrophs and...
Curated OER
Respiration
This series opens with diagrams of experimental setups. A data table is displayed and questions are asked, indicating that the intent is for lab groups to perform the depicted experiments. At slide twelve, a coherent lesson about the...
Curated OER
Aerobic/Anaerobic Respiration
Both aerobic and anerobic respiration are introduced in this succinct PowerPoint. The chemical equations for both are included. The last slides give instructions for a lab activity in which pupils use a gas sensor to measure the...
American Physiological Society
An Inquiry into Alcoholic Fermentation
Introduce life science learners to their new "best buds" yeast! Using a wide variety of materials, lab groups design an experiment that illustrates how yeast acquires the resources it needs to undergo cellular respiration. The teacher's...
Curated OER
Got Gas? How Much?
Students perform an experiment that measures respiration. In this performing an experiment that measures respiration lesson, students discuss aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Students measure the gas produced by putting yeast in...
Curated OER
Cellular Respiration
Viewers are introduced to the processes of cellular respiration with this PowerPoint. They differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic respiration and examine the details of each. These 11 slides are an educational support to your...
Curated OER
Biology: Understanding Cellular Organelles
Learners distinguish the differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. Using microscopes, they examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Working in groups, they draw and label plant and animal cells and show the mathematical...
Curated OER
Respiration
In this cellular respiration learning exercise, students answer 14 multiple choice questions related to aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Curated OER
Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis
In this cellular respiration and photosynthesis worksheet, students read through the presented material and draw an illustration of the production of ATP. Students answer several short answer questions about the production of ATP,...
Curated OER
Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration
Students define aerobic and anaerobic respiration. They compare and contrast the processes of aerobic and anaerobic respiration. Students identify organisms that use the processes of aerobic and anaerobic to synthesize energy from food.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Anaerobic Respiration
Definition and related links for the chemical process anaerobic respiration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fermentation
[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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Anaerobic and Aerobic Respiration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Do you know why oxygen is so important? Module provides a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of aerobic and anaerobic respiration and discusses the role...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Fermentation and Food
A brief article describing the process of fermentation and how this respiration process is used in cooking.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Cellular Respiration
Wikipedia offers a nice overall summary of what cellular respiration is. Discusses the two main steps (glycolysis and pyruvate breakdown), and the two processes involved in the breakdown of pyruvate (aerobic and anaerobic respiration)....
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Cellular Metabolism and Fermentation
College-level, online textbook explains cellular metabolism and fermentation using full-color illustrations and labeled diagrams.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Fermentation in a Bag
A hands-on inquiry activity using zip-lock plastic bags that allows students to observe the process of fermentation and the challenge of producing ethanol from cellulosic sources. Students are asked to predict outcomes and check their...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Anaerobic Respiration
This study information will help you distinguish between obligate aerobes, obligate anaerobes, and facultative anaerobes.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Microbial Fermentations
At this site from Access Excellence you can read about the different kinds of microbial fermentation, their role in biotechnology, and the history of the process and how it is used. Includes links to more detailed information.