If you're looking for an interesting science fair project, then you may want to
read more about bread mold science fair projects that you can do. They are easy
and inexpensive to do but also allow you to follow all the steps of the
scientific method.
It helps to first understand a little about mold. Mold
is another word for fungi whose bodies gather and congeal together to form
cottony vegetative bodies. Not all mold is cottony, however. Types of slimy mold
are more like amoeba than their cottony cousins and leave a moister, slicker
mass on the molded surface. However when it comes to bread, you will most always
see the drier, threadlike mold.
Mold commonly grows on bread faster in
warm, dark, moist conditions. However, mold can grow in light, and some molds
can even grow on frozen foods. Molds grow in varying conditions, at varying
speeds, in every color you can think of.
Not just a disgusting addition
to old food, mold can be beneficial in many ways. One of the most common ways
mold is used positively is to make antibiotics such as penicillin. In 1928,
Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered penicillin when he found mold growing
on a discarded petri dish. The mold itself was not the miracle. Fleming
discovered that the mold that had grown had killed the Staphylococcus aureus
that he'd been growing in that particular petri dish. The rest is
history!
Now that you know a little more about bread mold, you can use
the ideas below to help you find potential bread mold science fair
projects.
Does sodium have an effect on the growth of bread
mold?
How and why does mold form on bread?
Is bread mold harmful
to the human body if consumed? Why?
What are the optimal conditions for
growing bread mold? Why?
Does light have an effect on the growth of bread
mold? If so, what kind?
Do certain types of breads mold faster than
others?
How to grow bread mold...
Take a cotton swab and collect
some dust. Wipe the dust over the bread slices you want to experiment with.
Place them in a bag with a few drops of water and seal the bag so the slices
don't dry out.
Now you know a little more about bread mold and the types
of experiments you can do. You may have an idea of what you'd like to try as a
project. Simply by asking questions about things that interest you, you can come
up with great bread mold science fair projects that can be fun to do!
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