Yeast Lab Directions

In this lab, you will be investigating the effect of a particular variable on the rate and/or amount
of cellular respiration. In your lab group, you will formulate a hypothesis and devise your own
experimental procedure. You may use any of the materials and equipment available in the
classroom. Once you have your procedure, please check with me (I will only check whether or
not the experiment is safethis is not a guarantee that your experiment will work). You will
get a chance to modify your procedure after the first trial.
After you conduct your experiment, please write a lab report. Each person is responsible for
turning in a lab report (you will have the same hypothesis, materials, procedure, and data as your
group mates but you must write everything else by yourself).
Please include the following in your lab report:
1. Background (The functions of aerobic cellular respiration and fermentation, and the
difference(s) between the two. Talk about which one you think yeast cells went through, and
why.)
2. Hypothesis (make sure the "because..." part is not just a rephrasing of the "if...then..." part)
3. Materials
4. Procedure (Be specific. Make sure anyone can repeat your experiment and duplicate the
results)
5. Data (raw data only)
6. Data Analysis (processed data-- you should have some kind of graph)
7. Conclusion (Talk about whether or not your hypothesis was supported, what further
investigations you can do. If you changed your procedure between the first and second try, detail
what you changed. If the second try still didn't quite work, explain why.)

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Yeast Fermentation Lab Rubric (fulfilled requirements are highlighted)
1 pt
1 pt
1pt
1 pt
Background
Correct function
Difference between
Indicates which
(3pts max)
of cellular
fermentation &
process yeast
respiration &
cellular respiration
when through
fermentation
and gives
explanation
Hypothesis
Correct template
Testable/measurable Because
(3pts max)
Ifthen
portion is wellbecause
thought out
Materials
Complete,
(1pt max)
specific list
Procedure
Presence of
Procedure is specific Modified
(3 pts max)
procedure
and able to be
procedure (if
replicated by anyone first one did not
work)
Data
Complete data (if
(1pt max)
procedure did not
work, there
should be an
explanation)
Data analysis Presence of
Graph is titled,
Data is correctly
(3pts max)
Graph
labeled, contains
presented in the
units, and is the
graph
correct type
Analysis/
Indicates whether Explains how data
Discusses
Explains
Conclusion
or not hypothesis supports/doesnt
possible
changes &
(4pts max)
was supported
support hypothesis
modifications or flaws in
using specific data
future plans
procedure
examples
Presentation
Neat, legible
Title and name are
(2pts max)
present
Total: / 20pts