It looked easy enough to do and I had all the ingredients at home so I thought let's just give it a go and see what happens.
So we made our agar plates following the instructions. And we waited and waited.
It took a few days before the mould that was visible to the naked eye started to grow but it was really rather exciting when it did!
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| Agar plate with growth from wiping the PC keyboard |
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| This was from the sink in the bathroom! We knew it needed a clean so we took our sample before cleaning it. |
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| This was from a lightswitch. |
This was another really simple experiment to do which the kids really enjoyed!
oooh what fun, we haven't tried growing anything yet, but it's on my ( long ) list.
ReplyDeleteScience Sparks has a challenge every month you might enjoy trying?
Emma x
will keep an eye out. Our list of things to try is always quite long too but always great to get new ideas. xxx
DeleteWhat a lovely bit of mould we'll have to give that a try too. Seth will think that's great. X
ReplyDeleteI didn't think it would work so was quite impressed when it did! Have fun xxx
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