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Roll up your sleeves and meet us in your kitchen for a bubbling experiment!

This experiment is offered as part of the UMMNH Theme Semester, Microverse: Exploring the Microbial Universe, which examines the mighty impact of tiny microbial life. Stay tuned for more events, exhibits, and activities throughout the semester.

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Science you can do at home

Kitchen Experiment: Yeast Edition

Audience: Children and Family
Grades: 3-12
Preparation: 10 minutes

Get ready for some chemistry in the kitchen! If you've ever baked bread, you have probably witnessed the power of yeast. But what is yeast, and how does it make bread rise? With just an empty bottle, a balloon, yeast, and some household sugars, you can unlock the power of this tiny microbe with science!

Materials:
2 empty soda bottles
2 balloons
2 Tbsp. each of two different types of sugar (such as cane sugar, honey, or brown sugar)
¼ oz of yeast for each sugar
1 marker
1 spoon
A funnel (optional)

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