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In this activity learners observe mold growth on different types of bread by measuring and recording the growth rate.

This guide outlines how to plant a garden even if you don't have a yard!

In this activity, learners use food scraps from the kitchen to grow new vegetables.

This activity shows you how to make a mold terrarium using a jar and leftover food.

The Ancient Egyptians used a naturally-occurring salt from the banks of the Nile River, called natron, to mummify their dead.

In this food science activity, learners conduct an experiment that demonstrates the importance of light to plants.

In this activity, learners will conduct an experiment to discover methods of reventing foot mold growth on food.

In this chemistry activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will observe a physical change.

In this activity (on pages 19-24 of PDF), learners soak chicken bones or eggshells in vinegar for several days.

Build a fruit fly trap out of a 2-liter plastic bottle and some rotten fruit! Fruit flies are easy to catch in warm weather. Once you catch some, you will be able to see their life cycle up-close.

Make your own mummy! Using a combination of salts, transform an apple into a mummy and discover how the Ancient Egyptians used drying as one step in the mummification process.

Learners make kimchee or sauerkraut, which is really just fermented cabbage, in a 2-liter plastic bottle.

This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Bogs) is a full inquiry investigation into decomposition.