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  Explore What do yeast cells need to grow?
  Materials What to Do
 
Add the materials to the cups.
  Label the contents
of each cup.
  3 cups
  sugar
 
 
cup 1
yeast, water, sugar
 
   spoonful yeast
 4 spoonfuls warm
 water  1 spoonful sugar
 
 
cup 2
yeast, sugar
 
 
spoonful yeast
 1 spoonful sugar
 
 
cup 3
yeast, water
 
 
spoonful yeast
 4 spoonfuls warm
    water
 
  yeast
  warm water
  spoon
  masking tape
 
Set the cups in a warm place.
Observe every 15 minutes for 1 hour.
 
  Explain Your Results
  1.
Observe What happened to the
contents of each cup?
  2.
Infer What materials are needed
for yeast cells to grow?
  You used your
observations of
yeast in cups with
different materials
to
infer what yeast
cells need to grow.