experiment mold november 2016

Natural sciences.5th grade

CEIP PARQUE DE LISBOA

INVESTIGATION SHEET

EXPERIMENT DATE: November 2016

Question:HOW DOES MOLD

GROW?Molds belong to the

fungus kingdom

Method:What resources do you need?Two slices of fresh bread, two

glasses of water, two tablespoons of sugar, two

plastic bags.

You need

Two slices of bread sugar

MethodHow can you find the answer?Wet one of the slices of bread with water and the other with

sugar water. Put them in separated plastic bags and label

them. Put them in a dark place at normal room temperature.

Method

How much time do you need?

Two weeks.

HypothesisWhat do you think will happen?

Mold will appear.It will grow more quickly

with sugar water?

ResultsHow often do you

take measurements?Check the two bags

of bread every Science classs for two

weeks.

Results:

How can you record your results?

Take notes about what we see in the

slices of bread.

Results:What are you looking

for?We are looking for mold

and the quantity of it.

Conclusions:Compare your results with your hypothesis.

It is correct.

Conclusions:What do your results

show you?Mold grows more quickly

in the slice with sugar water.

Evaluation:Was the experiment a

good one?Yes, It was.

What did you learn?How mold grows.

What went wrong if anything?

Everything was correct.Can it be improved?

No, it can not.

Experiment. November

Chema Jimeno. .

Have a wonderful day.