COLLECTION

PRIMARY ELEMENTARY |  SCIENCE

Mushroom Garden Party

Students will explore the parts of the mushroom and make a spore print to observe how spores from mushroom caps travel.

Essential Questions

  • How can we describe fungus?
  • What parts do mushrooms have and how do they reproduce?

Standards Addressed

Focus
  • S2L1d. Students will identify fungi (mushroom) as living organisms.

Explorations in this Collection

Making a Mushroom Spore Print

Making a Mushroom Spore Print

Recommended Resources

Children’s Literature

  • Life Cycle of a Mushroom by Angela Royston