Innovating Science™ Introduction to Microbiology: Bacterial Growth and Staining Kit

Description

Bacteria, good and bad, are all around us. In this activity students will collect and grow bacteria, then learn techniques for studying the bacteria they have grown. They will perform a simple staining technique on bacterial cells to study the morphology. They will also perform a differential staining technique, Gram staining, on bacterial cells and determine if the collected bacteria are Gram Positive, Gram- Negative, or both.

• Students can perform a simple staining technique on bacterial cells to study the morphology of the bacteria with a microscope.
• They will also perform a differential staining technique, Gram staining, on bacterial cells to determine if the collected bacteria are Gram-positive, Gram-negative, or both.
• Kit provides enough materials for 15 setups.
• Requires compound 4X, 10X or 40X microscope (not included).
• Kit Includes:
  • Prepared nutrient agar (2 x 200 mL)
  • Methylene blue (30 mL)
  • Crystal violet (30 mL)
  • Gram's iodine (30 mL)
  • Safranin O (30 mL)
  • 95% Ethanol (4 x 30 mL)
  • 72 Microscope slides
  • 20 Sterile Petri dishes
  • 40 Sterile cotton swabs

Specifications

• Grade: 7 to 14
• Description: Educational Kit
• Format: Kit
• Product Type: Bacterial Growth and Staining Kit
• Quantity: 1 Kit
• Color: White
• Languages: English
• For Use With (Application): Performing a simple staining technique on bacterial cells
• Subject: Biology