What do you call a fungus that writes music? A decomposer! Here, young biologists explore fungus by tasting fungus (blue cheese) to creating art with fungus to playing a board game centered around, you got it, fungus. Surprise scholars with one of the most interesting kingdoms of biology; because by the end, they know more than they want to know, including the benefits and risks of mold.

Concepts

mold, fungi

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Prepare other lessons or activities for use during activity four; this activity starts on one class day and only requires 15 minutes per day after that for 12 days; the fifth activity relies on having completed the fourth

Classroom Considerations

• The setup for the first activity may take three to five days to grow mold
• Be aware of food allergies for both tasting and touching of foods

Pros

• Includes vocabulary and extension ideas
• Provides real-world connections

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3