Aim:
I want to find out what type of bacteria could be around our school.
Research:
Bacteria
Video about it.
Funny video
Method:
Equipment:
- Cue tips/Cotton Buds
- Agar plates
- Marker Pen
- Sellotape
Instructions
- Get equipment. (Don't open the Agar plate. Open it when you're about to swab it.)
- Wash your hands and dry your hands.
- Use a marker pen to write your name and location on the lid.
- Wet the Cue tip/Cotton bud and swab the surface.
- Gently swab the agar plates 3 zig-zags horizontally and vertically to each end.
- Tape around the edges of the agar plate.
- Put the agar plate in an incubator overnight.
- Observe the plate the next day.
- Do not open
- Throw away the Agar plates.
- Pattern:
Bacteria colors and what it means:
White = Poo bacteria (E.coli)
Yellow = Throat infection (Streptococci)
Pink = Food Poisoning (Salmonella)
Red= Brain Infection (Meningitis)
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