Apologia Biology: Module 4 Fungi

Yes, we are stilling moving at a glacial pace.  Today, we did complete Module 4!  The girls completed most of the lab exercises in Module 4.  First, I had them dissect a mushroom before teasing out the hyphae for a look under the microscope.  The girls studied yeast, blue cheese mold, mushroom gulls, and hyphae.  I pulled slides from my collection: penicillin, budding yeast, a mushroom, etc for comparison.  The girls spent quite a bit of time sketching the slides.  After a brief fungi overview, the girls worked on a report about penicillin.  I asked them to post to their blogs and send me the link.  The report should include a description of penicillin, its function, and a brief history.  I asked them to explain why it was lucky scientists had used mice rather than Guinea pigs for early test studies on     penicillin.  Here is an article.                 Fungi Photos