UNIT 1: Fungi Kingdom

VIDEOS

Watch this video to see some yeast under the microscope.

Let's have a closer look at mould! It looks like a tangle of tiny thin mushrooms!

Is it good to eat the "clean" part of mouldy bread?

Do you want to grow mould at home? Watch this video!

Enjoy this beautiful fungi timelapse!

Did you know that mushrooms are the reproductive organ of fungi? Most of the fungus, the mycelium, is underground. Watch this video to find out!

ACTIVITIES

1. Write three types of fungi, draw and colour them in your notebook.

2. How do fungi obtain their nutrients?

3. What type of fungi is yeast? What is it used for?

4. Where does mould usually grow? 

5. Investigate about these mushrooms. Draw them and circle if they are edible or poisonous. 

deathcap (amanita phalloides)	fly agaric (amanita muscaria)	penny bun (boletus edulis)	truffle
edible / poisonous	edible / poisonous	edible / poisonous	edible / poisonous

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