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In this design challenge, learners will use microbes to design and grow a custom biomaterial at home and make something creative with it.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 8 - adult 1 to 7 days
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Learners discover the bubble power of living cells in this multi-hour experiment with baker's yeast. Learners make a living yeast/water solution in a bottle, and add table sugar to feed the yeast.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity (on pages 13-16 of the PDF) learners investigate three mystery samples to see which one contains life. The three samples are sand, sand and yeast, and sand and antacid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore chemistry and the microbial world by making their own sourdough starter and bread at home using only flour and water.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - adult 1 to 7 days
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In this laboratory experiment, learners explore how effectively different sunscreens protect yeast cells from damage caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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Using yeast, sugar, and water, learners create a chemical reaction which produces carbon dioxide (CO2) gas inside a 2-liter bottle. They use this gas to inflate a balloon.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will discover why there are holes in bread.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe what happens when yeast cells are provided with a source of food (sugar). Red cabbage "juice" will serve as an indicator for the presence of carbon dioxide.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity about the relationship between food and energy (page 1 of PDF), learners observe and quantify the growth of yeast when it is given table sugar as a food source.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners use a microscope to examine three different microbes: bacteria, yeast and paramecia. Educator will need to prepare the yeast solution one day before the activity.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Does yeast breathe? Find out by watching how plastic bags filled with yeast, warm water and different amounts of sugar change over time.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (Page 25 of PDF), learners investigate the evolution of wheat by creating dough from different flours, observing the samples of dough as they rise, and then baking the dough.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners will experiment with catalysts to create an at-home version of elephant toothpaste.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity on page 6 of the PDF (Get Cooking With Chemistry), learners investigate yeast. Learners prepare an experiment to observe what yeast cells like to eat.

$10 - $20 per student Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this life science activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners explore the carbon cycle by mixing yeast, sugar and water.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners make a yeast-air balloon to get a better idea of what yeast can do. Learners discover that the purpose of leaveners like yeast is to produce the gas that makes bread rise.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this chemistry activity (page 8 of the PDF), learners will identify the instances of physical change, chemical change, and solutions while making homemade soda pop.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days
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This is a hands-on activity that uses bread and household materials to grow mold. Learners collect dust from a room, wipe it on food, and contain it. One to seven days later, mold has grown.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this four-day activity, learners grow bacteria and/or fungi from a variety of locations and compare the results.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 7 days