Guide for Teachers

Diversity

• Biodiversity
• Club and Coral Fungi
• Earth Stars
• Fungal Shotguns
• Giant Puffballs
• Gold In The Soil
• Jelly fungi
• Launching Pads
• Lichens Are Fungi
• Pitted Delights
• Slime Molds
• What Are Fungi?

Mycology: The Study of Fungi

• Common vs. Scientific Names
• Data Mining
• Data Warehouse
• Experiments
• Parts of a Mushroom (Mushroom Club)
• What are Fungi?

Ecology

• Ant Gardens
• Decomposition
• Dispersal
• Fairy Rings
• Lichens are Fungi
• Terminators (Biocontrol)
• Where Fungi Live and Grow (Mushroom Club)

Medical Mycology

• Caterpillar Fungus: A Traditional Medicine
• Endocarditis
• Penicillin: Miracle Drug

Economic Uses of Fungi

• Biocontrol
• Decomposition
• Fermentation
• Lichens are Fungi
• Penicillin: Miracle Drug
• Ultimate Treasure Hunt

Mechanisms of Spore Dispersal

• Dispersal
• Earth Stars
• Fungal Shotguns
• Giant Puffballs
• Launching pads
• Pitted Delights

Decay and Decomposition

• Decomposition
• Earth Stars
• Fairy Rings
• Fermentation
• Fungal Shotguns
• Giant Puffballs
• Pitted Delights

Mushroom Collecting

• Collecting and Identifying Mushrooms
• Pitted Delights
• Ultimate Treasure Hunt

Symbioses: Predation, Mutualism, and Parasitism

• Ant Gardens
• Biocontrol
• Gold in the Soil
• Lichens are Fungi
• Slime Molds

Younger Readers

• Club and Coral Fungi
• Earthstars
• Jelly fungi
• Mushroom Club
• Puffballs

Interactive

• Mushroom Hunt Game
• Name the Parts of a Mushroom

Experiments

• Experiments with Yeast