Purpose: To study and compare a variety of fungi using living specimens and prepared slides.
Materials List: Prepared slide of Rhizopus bread mold, Prepared slide of Penicillium notatum, Prepared slide of Coprinus (mushroom), Variety of living fungi.
Your download will consist of a lab that is ready to be copied and passed out to your students. It will include Title, Purpose, Materials List, Procedure and Follow up Questions. Students will observe a variety of fungi using prepared slides. They will draw and label the structures seen on the slides.
NOTE: This product is included in my bundled product called Fungi Complete Unit Plan Bundle of Products
You can choose to have students write their own lab reports or you can use the included student data pages. All answers are included. This is in "word" format so you can make changes to better suit your needs.
I also have the following related to the topic of Fungi:
The Fungi: PowerPoint and Notes for Teacher and Student
Lab: Let's Make a Mold Terrarium!"
Fungi Quiz/Homwork/Review
Fungi Crossword Puzzle
Fungi Word Scramble Study Guide
Set of 2 Jeopardy Review Games on Fungi
Fungi Unit Test
FREE Mycorrhizae (Fungi) Graphing and Data Analysis Worksheet
Amy Brown (aka Science Stuff)

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I have been teaching for 27 years. I have taught Biology I, Honors Biology I, Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Biology II, and AP Biology.
