Activity

Grow your own fungus

In this activity, students explore what conditions are best suited to the growth of fungus using different types of food.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

  • set up an experiment to observe fungi growing under different conditions

  • identify what conditions fungi prefer to grow in.

Download the Word file (see link below) for:

  • introduction/background notes

  • what you need

  • what to do

  • student handout.

Published: 9 November 2008