The Red and White Yeast Lab: An Introduction to Science As A Process

 

Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2000, Volume 21

Abstract

Red and White Yeast lab is an experimental system designed for investigation by introductory level biology and non-biology students. The experimental question and techniques have been readily mastered by students in the 6th grade and older. This lab activity focuses on the process of scientific inquiry rather than a particular answer. The teacher's role is that of a moderator; the students design, carry out, and interpret their experiments themselves. The most crucial part of the experience is the classroom discussions which bring out the important features of the interplay between theory and experiment.

Keywords:  experimental design

University of Nebraska, Lincoln (1999)