Student Name _____________________________________Grade ________
Teacher’s Name ___________________________________ Room # _______
Science Fair Project
Bold Mold
Question:
Where is the best place to grow fungi?
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Section
Page
Research ---------------------------------------------- 1
Hypothesis ------------------------------------------- 2
Materials --------------------------------------------- 3
Experiment -------------------------------------------- 4
Data and Results --------------------------------------- 5
Conclusion --------------------------------------------- 6
Bibliography ------------------------------------------- 7-8
Journal ----------------------------------------------- 9-11
Research
The research part of the science project is when you research and find all the
information that you can about your project (question). You can use books, the
internet, experts, magazines or videos to obtain information. You want to learn
everything you can about your project (question) so you can make an educated
hypothesis (prediction) about the answer to your science project question. Here
are some research questions you need to answer about your project. Remember
you need to use 2 books and 1 internet source.
1. What is fungi (mold) ? ________________________________________
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2. What does fungi (mold) need to grow?
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3. Where does fungi (mold) grow usually?
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Hypothesis
The hypothesis is where you make a prediction about your science fair project
experiment. You look at your question and then make an educated guess/answer on
what you think will happen. For example your question is: Where is the best place
to grow fungi? So, you answer that question based on what you learned when you
did your research. Write your hypothesis below.
Based on my research I believe the best place to grow fungi is ______
__________________________ I believe this because__________
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Materials
This is where you list every item you need to complete the science project/
experiment.
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Experiment (Procedure/ steps)
This where you list each step of the experiment, make sure you list every step. If
another person wants to recreate your experiment they need to be able to follow
the steps you listed. Your project has 6 steps that you need to list.
1. Sprinkle a few drops of water on five slices of bread. Place a slice of
bread in each of the five plastic bags.
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Data and Results
Using the table below, sketch what each piece of bread
looks like on each specific day.
Days
Bag A
Bag B
Bag C
Bag D
Bag E
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Conclusion
This is the part of the project where you look at your experiment and the data/
results and write 1-2 pages of what you learned from your experiment, you make
conclusions of what you discovered. For our science project you will need to
answer a few questions. Use complete sentences, with capitals and correct
punctuation.
1. On which slice of bread did you observe the most fungi growth? ___________
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2. What was the color of the fungus that grew on your bread? ______________
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3. Where is the best place to store your bread in your house and explain why?
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3. Fungi is spread by spores, spores are tiny structures that float in the air. How
do you think the fungi spores got on your bread if it was sealed in the plastic bag?
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Bibliography
The bibliography is where you list all the resources that you used while completing
your science fair project. I listed the science fair project book that I used to get
this experiment for you. Please list your 2 books and 1 internet source that you
used for your project. You could use and list more but must have the minimum 2
books and 1 internet source. My book I am listing does not count for your
resources.
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Journal
The journal is the part of the science fair project where the scientist keeps their
notes or journal entries of their thoughts during the science experiment/ project.
Every time your child works on their science fair project have them make an entry
in their journal. They can talk about what they did, what they are going to next,
what they found out, something they want to find out, and anything else they want
to write about, as long as it has to do with their science project/ experiment. The
longer the experiment, the more journal entries you will have.
Example journal entry:
December 6, 2012
Today my teacher passed out the science fair packets. There are seven different
experiments that I can choose to do. I think I would like to learn about where is
the best place to grow fungi. I can’t wait to go to the store and buy my supplies.
My mom said we might go on the weekend.
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