MOLD GROWS IN GAN DALED!

Several weeks ago Gan Daled learned about and tasted different types of bread (see blog published on 3/30/2011). We left samples of various kinds of bread on the Discovery Table and the children predicted what would happen to them.

We have been observing the bread and as we saw changes we referred back to our predictions and found that some were correct. Mold, which began as fuzzy and white with blue spots, has become a bluish green color and has overcome most of the breads. The only breads left untouched by mold are the tortilla and matza which are both unleavened and do not contain yeast.

The children learned that mold is not a plant or an animal but rather a fungus and needs moisture to grow. Some mold such as that used in the production of antibiotics can be helpful.