1. Guided Inquiry Investigate: How can you show that mold needs food?
Lab Zone
Guided Inquiry
Investigate:
How can you show that mold needs food?

2. Materials Gloves Moldy Strawberry Hand Lens
Bread Slice (without preservatives)
Foil square
2 plastic bags
Dropper
Cup with water

3. What to Do
Observe the mold on the strawberry. Draw what the mold looks like.
Wear gloves.
Lightly rub some mold off the strawberry onto the bread. Do the same for the foil.

4. What to Do
Put the bread in a bag. Put the foil in another bag. Use a dropper to add 10 drops of water to the 2 spots where the mold was rubbed.
Seal the bags. Put them in a warm, dark place.
After you seal the bags, DO NOT reopen them
After 4 days, observe the bags. Draw pictures of any mold growing in the bags.

5. Investigation Mold on Strawberry Mold on Bread Mold on Foil
Drawings of Observations
Mold on Strawberry
Mold on Bread
Mold on Foil
Explain Your Results
In which bag did mold grow?
Interpret Data Which has the food that mold needs to grow, the bread or the foil? Explain