Mold Magic
Which food will win the race to mold the fastest?
Question
What food will mold the fastest?
Hypothesis
The bread will mold the fastest because i have seen bread go bad more often than cheese or milk.
Materials
1.milk
2. banana
3. bread
4. cheese
5. a camera
6. a place to store the food
7. paper and a pencil
2. banana
3. bread
4. cheese
5. a camera
6. a place to store the food
7. paper and a pencil
Procedure
1. Gather all food items to be observed
2. Put your solid objects on a plate
3. Pour the milk into a glass
4.Take pictures of the food when they are fresh
5. Put all the foods in a safe place with even temperatures. Do not let anyone touch the foods
6. Take a picture every few days for about a week
7. Record observations
2. Put your solid objects on a plate
3. Pour the milk into a glass
4.Take pictures of the food when they are fresh
5. Put all the foods in a safe place with even temperatures. Do not let anyone touch the foods
6. Take a picture every few days for about a week
7. Record observations
12/29/15
You can see all the foods are fresh.
1/3/16
The banana is a little brown and the milk is becoming chunky.
1/5/16
The banana is really brown and the milk is thick and solidified with a foul odor. Cheese color is not bright, but powdery. Bread appears almost unchanged.
Results
The milk spoiled the quickest, already changing by day two. By day four, you could really see a change in the way it looked. I observed that the banana got brown and soft. The cheese hardened and looked powdery. The bread became as hard as a rock, similar to toast.
Conclusion
My hypothesis was incorrect. The milk actually molded first. I think this happened because the milk is the most reactive to warmer temperatures. Also, maybe the bread contained more preservatives. If the temperature was colder, the results may have been different.