Try Growing Your Own Mold

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This is a hands-on activity that uses bread and household materials to grow mold. Learners collect dust from a room, wipe it on food, and contain it. One to seven days later, mold has grown. Participants can post pictures of their mold on the Grow and Show Gallery, and look at other examples.

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
1 to 7 days
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 4 - 18
Resource Types:
Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • bread or pieces of your lunch
  • plastic Ziploc baggy that can fit food sample
  • cotton swab
  • dust bunny
  • washed out quart milk carton

Keywords

Subjects

  • Life Sciences
    • Diversity of Life
      • Protists and Fungi
    • Human Body
      • Health and Nutrition
  • Physical Sciences
    • Chemistry
      • Chemical Reactions
    • States of Matter
      • Changes of Phase

Informal Categories

  • Food and Cooking

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • see color
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

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Access Rights:

  • Free access

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Funding Source:

  • Science Learning Network Resource