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In Year 6, we’ve been learning about microorganisms. We found out that there are three main types:
Bacteria Fungi Viruses
So far, we have learned that:
- microorganisms are living things
- they are invisible to the naked eye
- there are good and bad microorganisms
Microorganisms are all around us and are constantly feeding and multiplying. As well as making us ill, one of the other most noticeable things they do is cause our food to go mouldy (that’s why I always eat mine up before they can get to it; it’s a dog eat dog world out there).
In our classes, we’re going to examine and identify the factors that affect how well mould grows on bread and apples. We’ve been packing up pieces of bread and chunks of apples and depositing them around the Year 6 corridor.
Mrs. Smith and I have got our nosepegs at the ready as we’re expecting a few nasty odours to be permeating the top floor of the Upper Juniors (maybe it’s time to relocate to one of the other corridors).
We’ll keep you posted with photos. In the meantime, here’s one to whet your appetite:
On a good note, outdoors, mould is an important part of the ecosystem. It destroys what it comes in contact with; breaking down decaying organic matter, such as dead leaves and timber.
Without it, we’d be swamped with waste!