Bacterial Culture
Description: Simple bacterial culturing lab.
Materials:
- Agar plates
- Cotton swabs (packaged and sterile)
- Bleach
- Plastic ziplock bags
Procedure:
- Get an agar plate and a sterile cotton swab. Open the packaging for the cotton swab and swab an orifice (such as your mouth or nose).
- Quickly open the agar plate and lightly move the swab in circles along the agar surface.
- Quickly close the agar plate’s lid. Place the plate in a sealed, ziplock bag.
- Wait a few days and observe the bacterial growth.
- Place the bag in another ziplock bag. Pour bleach in the bag and seal it. Toss the bag.