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Growing bacteria is easy and simple. This bacteria growingikit makes the experience both educational and fun! With thiskit, students can can experiment with bacteria found in the air, on household surfaces, and even on their own hands! This kit includes the materials you need to successfully culture bacteria, including a manual explaining how to grow bacteria in a petri dish. Perfect to use for a science fair project!

You might be wondering "Aren’t bacteria too tiny to see?" With this bacteria growing kit, you can culture a microbe colony that’s large enough to see without a microscope.

• Bacterial growth is best at 85-90 degrees. Consider setting cultured Petri dishes under a task lamp.
• Although you’ll see bacteria growing sooner (and possibly mold & yeast!), allow 7 days from start to finish for your experiment or science fair project.
• Label the bottom of your cultured petri dish with the date and location of the bacteria sample.
  • How to grow bacteria
  • Which types of bacteria live in on their skin
  • Which types of bacteria grow when they live
  • How to isolate bacteriaFor safety, tape Petri dishes closed once they’ve been exposed to bacteria.

 This kit includes:

• Blotter paper
• 2 bottles of agar
• Forceps
• Iodine
• 9 pairs of gloves
• 20 petri dishes
• 18 swabs
• 8 zip-close bags (for disposing of used petri dishes)