MY BREAD MOLDING BLOG

Day 1 

Began the bread molding process.

Day 3 

White bread is not as soft it's beginning to feel a bit crusty, like when bread is left out.  Wheat bread there is no change.  

Day 7 

On the White bread there are a few dots of white mold on the top crust.  The wheat bread has white mold beginning to grow on the top crust.

Day 8 

White bread there is one green mold on the side and green spots starting to appear on top crust.  Wheat bread there is white mold getting puffier and green mold beginning to form.  Green mold starting to develop on top edge of bread when face down.

The two pictures of the bread below are closer views of the bread.

Day 10 

On the White bread there is green mold expanding.  The mold is growing in the middle of the bread.  On the wheat bread there is green mold expanding to the back edge of the crust.

Day 11 

White bread there is more green mold at the top of the bread near the crust and in the middle of the bread.  Wheat bread the green mold is getting darker and there is a bit of yellow at the top of the crust.  The mold is getting more furry where the mold is at the top crust of the bread.

The two pictures below are different views of the bread.

Day 13

On the white bread there is more green mold expanding.  The mold is beginning to grow in the middle of the bread.  On the wheat bread there is green mold expanding to the back edge of the crust.  

Day 14

The white bread has more green at its top and middle.  On the wheat bread the green mold is getting a shade darker and yellow is beginning to form at the top of the crust.  

Top of crust view of bread

Day 17

On the white bread green mold is spreading especially on the top right of the bread.  There are more green dots of mold forming.  The bread feels stale.  On the wheat bread the top left is getting a darker green and yelling which is spreading.  A white mold is spreading and is getting a bit puffy.  

Top view of crust

Day 18

The top half of the white bread is covered in green mold.  The top crust is covered in mold.  The bread feels crusty.  Yellow mold is spreading on the wheat bread.  Mold is forming on the left corner and spots of mold are on the middle top half of bread.  The top half has mold that is yellow, one patch of green and white.  At the bottom of the yellow mold there is white mold.  There is fuzzy mold forming on the side crust of the wheat bread.  The mold feels a bit damp and mushy.  

 Top view of crust

Day 23

The white bread is all covered in green mold.  There is some white puffiness going on.  Black mold is beginning to form at the top right crust.  The bread still has some softness to it.  The wheat bread has rings of mold forming on the bread.  There is black mold forming at the top right of the crust.  There are rings of green than there are darker shades of yellow at the top of the bread and a lighter yellow toward the bottom.  The wheat bread is feeling pretty tough and stale.  There is a chunk of the bread at the bottom middle that is experiencing no molding.  The part that is not molded is much softer than the rest that is.  

Top view of crust

Day 30

There is a little piece of the wheat bread that is still not molded.  The bread is dried out and hard.  The white bread is soft but is completely covered in mold.  

Top view of crust

Teacher Tips

• Keep the bread in a place that isn't out in the open but in a place you won't forget about it.
• Keep a detailed observation of how the bread felt.  
• When your finished with the project don't throw the bread away in the garbage can that you regularly use, I would recommend the dumpster outside.  
• Seal the bag completely shut or eventually the smell of the bread will escape the bread and where you store the bread will stink.
• When handling the bread while observing wash your hands directly after even when the sandwich bag is what you are touching.
• Keep the bread in a sandwich baggie.  
• DO NOT EAT!

Questions

• How many more days do you think it will take until the entire wheat bread is covered in mold?  
• Does the brand of wheat and white bread matter in how quick or slow the molding process takes?  Explain.   
• Do you think bread that is more expensive mold at a faster or slower pace? 
• Would placing my bread to mold in a dark place or a lighted place matter in the molding process?  Explain your thinking process.