Surface Microbes Science Fair
Projects & Experiments

Complete Step-by-Step Instructions! Click on Image to Enlarge Sample Manual Page     Kit Includes... 6 sterile tetrazolium salt pretreated petri dishes 6 sterile cotton-tipped applicators 6 sterile total count Easygel® bottles Bonus: step-by-step instructions on How to Build Your Own Microbe Incubator

Questions and Answers
~ How long do the tests take to show results?
The bacteria should grow in two days at room temperature or 1 day if grown in an incubator at 95 F.

The Surface kit is for testing bacteria on any surface: hands, after hand sanitizer, disinfectant, etc. Antibiotics can be used to test the bacteria also. It contains sterile cotton swabs that can be used to swipe any solid surface.

Amazing technology gives you the ability to count how many bacteria are on a surface by counting the red dots on your petri dish ... so safe and easy to use!

The pre-sterilized growth petri dishes and media are all ready for you to use at any time.

Easygel® uses a special pre-sterilized bottle of growth media and plates which makes it easy to inoculatewithout sterilization equipment.

So Easygel® is ready for you to use without fuss and bother. Just pour the Easygel® into the pre-treated plate and get a sterile gel in 45 minutes!

The chemical in Easygel® stains colonies red as they grow, making them easy to identify and count!

There are HUNDREDs of Possible Experiments.... What are the affects of UV radiation on microbes? How cold does your refrigerator need to be to prevent spoilage? Unsafe growth of bacteria? Does your refrigerator prevent beastly microbes from growing on your food? Which surface of your kitchen and / or bathroom contains the most bacteria? Are you going to be surprised? Take an educated guess. How long can meat, vegetables, or fruit stay in the refrigerator before it has unhealthy levels of bacteria? Find out what the food quality and safety is for refrigerated food. Which mammals have a higher concentration of bacteria inside their mouth? Humans, dogs, or cats? Find out which surface disinfectants kill bacteria best. Did you know that healthy soil is full of microorganisms while dead soil has less? Compare the number of organisms that exist inside an equal weight of fertile garden soil, hardpan, and playground sand. See what levels of bacteria are inside different shower heads (home, school, gym, neighbors, family members). Contributed by William, age 12, from Reading, PA And Much More!