Today's Experiment – Yeast

Every here and there Ariel demands an experiment. We go online and find something we have the supplies for on hand. Hence today’s experiment with yeast.

This is probably the most basic thing you can do with yeast. Feed it and watch it grow.

You’ll need:

1 package yeast (about 2 teaspoons)
1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup warm water
Medium or large bowl

Combine the yeast, sugar and water in the bowl. Give a bit of a stir, then allow to sit for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes have passed, you will be able to see some signs of growth as well as bubbles from the carbon dioxide the yeast is producing. Keep letting it sit and it will grow and grow, producing more yeast.

Be careful – depending on how careful a watch you keep and how fast the yeast grows, it can overflow from the bowl.

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