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- 1. I Wonder Which Of The Three Different Breads Molds First
- 2. Contents What I Wondered Before The Experiment Materials Required And Planning Procedure Mold Analysis Table Mold Analysis Table Continued What Is A Mold ? Conclusion
- 3. What I Wondered Before The Experiment I have always seen different kinds of breads in my house ,with an expiry date and if left they were thrown before the date. How? I wondered what happens to the bread after the expiry date. I have decided to experiment with three different breads to check what happens to them after the date? Which bread molds faster? ,And why? I wanted to grow mold because I hadn't ever really seen or been around mold. I wanted to see what it was like. Also, I wanted to try something new, something I hadn't really done before My Hypothesis: I predict that ,Whole Grain Bread has the higher chances to mold as it is not finely refined as white bread and it has more Gluten. Gluten is the protein in wheat that gives bread dough its strength and elasticity, allowing it to form air pockets and rise.
- 4. Materials Required And Planning Materials : Three zip lock bags Whole Meal bread Whole Grain bread White bread Journal Label Phone Camera Experiment Goggles Planning : Take three different left over breads. Put each in different zip lock bags Record and take pictures Note which bread Molds first
- 5. Procedure Create a chart in your journal with the breads. Place a slice of bread in a bag. Place the bags, in a dark place where they wont be touched. Take a photo of each sample on its first day. Leave the samples overnight. The next day, note any changes in your science journal, and take another photo of each sample. Remember to take careful notes about the mold, like how much mold is growing, and what colour and shape it is. After taking your last photos on day six , throw away all your bread samples.
- 6. Days After The Expiry Picture Of The Breads When did the Mold Appear? Mold Colour Mold Position 1 No mold observed N/A N/A 2 One Spot observed on the Whole grain bread by evening Whitish - Black 3 More Spots observed on the Whole grain bread by evening White In the middle 4 One/two spot/s on Whole meal bread by morning Green & White On the corner TheMoldAnalysisTable
- 7. Mold Analysis Table Continued Days After The Expiry Picture Of The Breads When did the Mold Appear? Mold Colour Mold Position 5 One huge mold observed by night on the Whole Grain Green & White Scattered every where 6 Many spots and spores starting growing on all the breads by morning. So it is time to throw them out. Black, Green and White On all the whole breads
- 8. According to Wikipedia: Molds are single-celled organisms that group together to form networks of mold. These colonies act as one organism and release spores that travel in the air to reproduce and form more colonies. Molds can survive very harsh conditions such as sub-zero temperatures, extreme heat, and acidic liquids. According to Madsci.org: Molds eat by squirting liquids into the food and growing hyphae, or roots, into the partly-digested food to consume it. What Is A Mold ?
- 9. Conclusion At the end of the experiment, throw away the sealed bag containing the moldy bread. You do not want to be around when the bag opens. Inhaling mold spores is harmful. There are so many interesting kinds of mold in fascinating colors. I quite enjoyed doing this experiment. The green stuff on your slice of bread is called mold. Mold is a microscopic, living organism in the Fungi kingdom, related to yeast and mushrooms. Although it can be harmful if handled incorrectly, mold is not a bacteria or virus Whole wheat flour has the shards of bran left in it, which gives the flour the characteristic darker colour. Since the shards are chemically inert, the white flour will have slightly higher protein or gluten content that My Final Observation is that the Whole meal Bread Molds faster in comparison to the other two.