During the first bimester P5C and F pupils, studied living organisms in the Science and Environment class taught by Sr. José Novoa. They studied their most important characteristics such as nutrition, reproduction and behaviour and they conducted a simple experiment. This experiment was carried out by putting water, sugar and yeast into two flasks and mixing them well. One of the flasks was heated for 10 minutes and after it got cold, a balloon was placed on it.  Another balloon was placed on the other flask which had not been warmed.  After 10 minutes the balloon on the flask which had not been warmed became inflated whilst the balloon on the warmed flask did not.

The result of this experiment showed the children that warming the yeast made it die as it is a living organism. Meanwhile the yeast in the other flask which was not warmed stayed alive as the environment was favourable. The live yeast was fed by the sugar, reproduced itself and produced carbon dioxide, a gas which allowed the balloon to inflate.

In Fleming College pupils are being encouraged to learn through discovering and observing for themselves the results of such experiments rather than simply reading from a book or the teacher either telling them the answer or doing the experiment. As a result the learning becomes more enjoyable and amusing.