Evviva Sciences Microbiology Science Project Kit, Pre-Poured Agar Plates for Students, Agar Petri Dishes to Learn Microbiology, with Educational Experiment eBook

Kit Contents:

1. 10 pre-poured sterile nutrient rich agar plates

2. 10 sterile cotton tipped swabs

3. 1 bottle of sterile saline to be used in experiments

4. 2 transfer pipettes

Basic Instructions:

1. Unopened plates can be stored at room temperature if you use them immediately or refrigerated for long term storage (NOT FROZEN-this will crack the agar).

2. Take out bacterial agar plates and let them warm up to room temperature for about 1 hour.

3. Get a cotton tip swab. Wet the tip with water if you are going to be testing dry areas to pick up more bacteria.

4. Swab different objects (e.g. teeth, phone, toilet, etc.) to pick up microscopic bacteria and fungi.

5. Gently wipe the swab contents onto the surface of the agar plate.

6. Close the lid and turn the plate upside down so that the lid is on the bottom and agar is on the top.

7. Incubate plates at 84-100°F using a portable heater or a desk lamp. Keep a thermometer nearby.

8. Watch stuff grow! Bacterial colonies or fungi should be visible in 1-4 days.