Calissa is in 4th grade this year, which means that she got to participate in the science fair at her school. We talked about quite a few ideas for her project, but she ended up choosing: "Where is the best place to store bread?"
Thank heavens for all those Monday holidays we had. We were able to get started on it the end of January without adding it to a already full week of homework and activities. We went to the store and bought Oroweat Country Buttermilk Bread. She decided where she was going to test out storing it. Then, she labeled her Ziploc bags and put the bread in.
She decided to test out the counter, in the sun (on her desk), in a dark cupboard, in the refrigerator and in the metal bread drawer.
Then, she made a chart and we checked on them everyday. And then we continued to check on them EVERYDAY! Three weeks later there was still NO MOLD on ANY OF THEM! Crazy, huh? I figured since the bread was $5 a loaf, it wouldn't have a lot of preservatives. Guess I should have bought a loaf at Trader Joe's!
Calissa did about 75 percent of the typing herself. I just formatted and printed her things. She cut and glued everything all by herself. I did offer to help, but she refused. She did a great job and we were proud of her hard work!
Well, it was science in action. Her conclusion was that if you want to buy bread that doesn't mold, buy Oroweat Country Buttermilk! Who knows how long it would have lasted!
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