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