Water & Soil Microbes
Science Fair Projects
& Experiments

Up until now scientists were only able to grow their microbes in agar - a gelatinous substance. Unfortunately, agar is not easy to work with, especially for students because agar melts like butter at about 85 degrees C.

Now you have pre-sterilized growth media and petri dishes that are ready for you to use anytime you need them!

The Water & soil kit contains sterile droppers and water collection bags and in addition contains special media that allows you to distinguish E. coli and coliforms from other bacteria so it's especially useful for testing for water quality problems from waste runoff in ponds or lakes. Antibiotics can also be used to test the bacteria from this microbiology kit.

In addition to water you can use it to measure the bacteria content from soil or even hamburger for that matter by mixing a small, measured amount of the solid material with a quantity of water to make a suspension, and then using the droppers to take up some of the liquid with the bacteria in it and inoculating the Easygel bottle.

The comprehensive instructions included in the kit direct you to hundreds of possible experiments. You are only limited by your imagination!

With the patented EPA-approved Whirl-Pak® bags you are able to do water quality testing!

So Easygel is actually a sterilized growth media that’s ready for you to use without all the fuss and bother. Just pour the Easygel® into the pre-treated plate and get a sterile gel in 45 minutes!

Astonishing Colisan technology allows you to instantly see what kinds of bacteria you have collected. It is easy and simple to count and distinguish the number of E. coli, general coliforms and other bacteria from a water sample. Just count up the color-coded dots on each petri dish.

Here are examples of 100s of experiments that are possible... Determine how the level of bacteria in ponds, lakes and streams are affected by rain fall or storm water run-off? [Half of the water pollution in the United States comes from storm water run-off] Is the concentration of bacteria in a water sample affected by oxygen level, pH or temperature? How long does it take the sun's ultraviolet radiation to sterilize a sample of water? [This inexpensive technique to purify water is being tried in developing countries.] Does the bacteria in your mouth get into a water bottle when you drink from it? If so, how much? Is it a good idea to share your water bottle with a person or animal? Find out... And More!