Our topic is Mold and we chose it because we thought it would be very interesting to see how mild grows.
Our question is: How much mold will grow before we go to KIC?
We went to the library and we found out mild is a way that nature destroys trash. For example, when a bird dies other animals first eat it and then what is left over grows mold. After the mold absorbs the left overs it goes into the ground.
To answer our question we put three things in different closed containers. They were one lemon, seven strawberries, and Sergey had a closed container of water with a mango seed at home which he brought into class. The water was already moldy. Then we observed what happened and sketched what we saw. It took one week for the strawberries to turn into mold. The lemon got moldy in a day. We found out that the strawberries had the most mold.
We discovered from our research that molds are plant-like growths found on other plants, animals, and spoiled fruits. They are a type of fungi. Molds and other fungi do not contain chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is a green substance that plants use to make food from sunlight. Mold often forms on bread, fruit, cheese, and other food.
Next year, other students might try to grow mold on candy, cookies, or salami.