Yeasty Science: Weekly Science Project Idea and Home Science Activity Spotlight

By Amy Cowen on April 3, 2014 10:00 AM
Microbiology yeasty beasties science project / Hands-on science STEM experiment

In this week's spotlight: a microbiology-themed family science experiment and science fair project. What conditions cause yeasts to be most active during fermentation? You and your students can find out by growing yeasts in different conditions and then using balloons to trap the gas released by the yeasts during fermentation so that you can measure it.


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