Cellular respiration

ATP-dependent reactions

• Nature’s Neons (SSERC Bulletin article)
• Teacher’s Manual (Carolina Biological Supply)
• Practical protocol (adapted by SSERC)
• Supporting PowerPoint (SSERC)
• Video materials – a range of excellent videos are available. For example see:
  • The weird, wonderful world of bioluminescence
  • Glowing life in an underwater world

Practical Activities

• Investigating respiration rate in yeast using reduction of resazurin colour chart and using immobilised yeast and colorimeter.
  • Experimental protocol
  • Supporting PowerPoint (SSERC)
  • Colour chart
  • Colour chart and colorimeter data sets
• Carbon dioxide measurements
  • Yeast respiration
  • Measuring carbon dioxide directly (PowerPoint presentation)

Articles

• • Measuring gaseous CO₂
  • Making the invisible visible – (School Science Review article by Roger Delpech)

For a classroom-friendly protocol, with embedded voice clips and YouTube video support, click on this link.