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This activity is designed as an open-ended exploration into physarum preferences by observing its chemotaxis. Students first observe that physarum will move towards oats,and then design experiments to determine its preference by observing its chemotactic behavior. This activity is a great way to introduce experiment design using hypotheses, controls, dependent and independent variables.

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