What causes mold to grow on white bread?

There are mold spores (think invisible seeds) just about everywhere. Bread (and most foods) provide a food source for molds. read more

There are mold spores everywhere, so as soon as a spore lands on a piece of bread, and the bread isn't too dry, it will start growing. The only ways to prevent mold on bread are to (a) dry the bread out, which doesn't do it much good as far as edibility is concerned, (b) keep it sealed in a mold-free container, which is unfortunately much easier said than done, or (c) keep it in a freezer, which slows down mold growth. read more

Mold Spores - if you can’t get these from your school don’t worry. There are mold spores all around us in the air which will eventually grow on the bread but your experiment will take longer. Mask; Gloves; Method. Using the sticky labels and the marker pen label the bags. Mark 5 bags as ‘A’, 5 as ‘B’ and 5 as ‘C’. read more