Growing mould on bread
We’re learning all about micro-organisms (tiny living things).
We know three: bacteria, fungi and virus.
Our learning today was about setting up a fair test to grow mould on bread.
The green stuff on your slice of bread (sometimes) is called mould. Mould is a microscopic, living organism in the Fungi kingdom, related to yeast and mushrooms.
We decided to set up three conditions:
- wet and dark
- sunny and dry
- refrigerator
We out three pieces of bread- all exaclt ythe same – and placed the in three different conditions. ALl we need to do now is wait a week to see if any mould grows. If it does, which condition do you think will grow the most mould?
