NAME: GROUP NO:

BATCH NO:
SECTION:

Laboratory Exercise 5
BIOMASS ANALYSIS
Objectives:

At the end of the exercise, the students should be able to:

 Define biomass.
 Know how biomass creates energy.

Materials:

 1 clear plastic bottle

 1 teaspoon sugar
 Some warm water
 2 teaspoons yeast (dry yeast)
 1 balloon
 1 plate to catch the mess

Procedures:

1. Fill the bottle with about one (1) inch of warm water

2. Add two (2) teaspoons of yeast and gently swirl the bottle about a few seconds

3. Add one (1) teaspoon of sugar and swirl it around some more

4. Blow up the balloon a few times to stretch it out then place the neck of the balloon
over the top of the bottle

5. Let the bottle sit in a warm place for about 20 minutes.

6. Observe what happens.

Guide Questions:
1. In this experiment, how is energy being created here? Explain.

2. What is the function of the yeast in creating energy? Explain.

3. Based on your observation of this experiment, how are you going to define biomass?

Conclusion:

LABORATORY RUBRICS:

Answer to the Questions

Criteria Description Points Score
Provided pieces of evidence, supporting details, and
Content 8
factual scenarios
Used correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and
Grammar 12
capitalization
Organization Expressed the points in clear and logical
arrangement of ideas in the paragraph 5
of ideas
Format Adhered to the required style/appearance 5
TOTAL 30