Fungus reproduction Lesson Plans

Students discuss decomposition, bacteria, fungi and other microscopic organisms. They participate in an experiment to grow fungus on bread. As the fungus colonies grow, students observe them under a microscope to identify and locate fruiting structures. They record their observations and draw diagrams of the fungal colonies.

Students investigate the characteristics of the Fungus Kingdom. They collect a fungus sample and create a spore print, examine fungi under a microscope, read and discuss articles, and take a quiz.

Students study fungus, its reproduction and uses.  In this eukaryote lesson students complete several fungal experiments.     

Students grow yeast and predict and test what will happen when it is combined with water and sugar water. In this yeast lesson plan, students observe the fungus and what happens when you combine it with water and sugar and fill out a worksheet about it.

Students examine the symbiotic relationship between fungus and plants.  In this ecosystem lesson plan students complete several mycorrhiza experiments.

  Young scholars generate results using the TI-calculator. In this science lesson, the students will measure how much leaves Leaf cutter ants can chew.  They will analyze this amount by graphing it on construction paper.  

Young scholars conduct Internet research on the characteristics of various sexually transmitted diseases. They present the information on the disease through role-playing a scene with a doctor and a patient.

Young scholars examine proposals to combat AIDS, VRSA, and measles and recommend one that they could support. They investigate how people can have very different feelings about such proposals.

Young scholars explore the importance of seed diversity for cultural and ecological stability/health. They discover what an heirloom seed is and why they are important to conserve.

Second graders compare and contrast animate and inanimate objects. In this environmental science instructional activity, 2nd graders create simple food webs. They observe their environment and create a collage about it.