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Moldy Jell-O

In the lab, Moldy Jell-O, students design experiments to determine how substrate and environmental conditions influence growth of common molds.

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Serendip Visitor's picture

Would this lab still work if

Submitted by Serendip Visitor (guest) on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 9:51am.

Would this lab still work if i were to use store bougth jell-o

Ingrid Waldron's picture

Yes

Submitted by Ingrid Waldron (guest) on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 4:48am.

Please see the Teacher Preparation Notes for further clarification.

Ingrid Waldron

Monica's picture

Jello

Submitted by Monica (guest) on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 2:54am.

Hello,

I am teaching a class in Malaysia and do not know if I can get Jello. Will agar agar work? It is their version of jello, yet denser. Just thought I would ask, before I try it out myself. :)

Thanks.

iwaldron's picture

Agar agar versus Jell-O

Submitted by iwaldron on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 7:20am.

I don't know the answer to your question, but I believe that as long as agar agar contains protein, sugar and water, the results should be the same.  Please let us know what you find out.

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