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Description
- Bacteria, good and bad, is all around us.
- In this activity students will collect and grow bacteria and 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.
- Kit contains enough materials for 5 groups of students.
- Teacher's Manual and Student Study Guide copymasters are included.
Specifications
Specifications
| Certifications/Compliance | Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) |
| Color | White |
| Grade | 7 to 14 |
| Age | 13 to 20 |
| For Use With (Application) | Life Science |
| Includes | 50 mL Prepared Nutrient Agar, 10 mL Methylene Blue, 10 mL Crystal Violet, 10 mL Gram’s Iodine, 10 mL Safranin O, 30 mL Ethanol, 95, Microscope Slides (72 Pk.), Coverslips, 5 Sterile Petri Dishes, 5 Sterile Cotton Swabs (2 Pk.) |
| Class Size | 5 Lab Groups |
| Product Type | Microbiology Kit |
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