Unfold the Mystery of Mold

Use this worksheet to record you predictions, observations, and conclusions of your mold-growing experiment.

PROBLEM: What conditions make bread mold grow the fastest?

HYPOTHESIS: Which conditions do you think will best promote mold growth? Warm or cold? Moist or dry? State your hypothesis here.

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DATA: Use this space to create a data table for recording your observations each day. Be sure to include drawings of the mold as it develops.

CONCLUSIONS: Explain what you learned from the experiment. Your conclusions should answer the PROBLEM stated above.

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WHAT IF? What do you think would happen if you added a light source to some additional samples? What if you further altered the moisture or temperature levels?

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From Enviromysteries Breaking the Mold, mpt.org/breakingthemold/
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