Kit, Introduction to Microbiology: Bacterial Growth & Staining - Materials For 5 Setups

• HANDS-ON LEARNING OF MICROBIOLOGY || Culture bacteria and perform several staining techniques to study their morphology.
• DESIGNED BY SCIENCE EXPERTS || Labs are written by teachers and scientists and bench-tested for success, using materials designed to cut down on prep time and waste.
• COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTIONS || Separate Teacher's Manual and Student Guide copymasters provide objectives, background info, step-by-step procedures, and data analysis questions.
• HIGH QUALITY CHEMICALS || Includes chemicals manufactured in the USA, with GHS-compliant labels and SDS for safety and storage information.
• ALIGNED TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS) || Designed to meet specific objectives in the Next Generation Science Standards, which are listed in the Teacher's Manual.

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.

• 50mL Prepared nutrient agar
• 10mL Methylene Blue
• 10mL Crystal Violet
• 10mL Gram’s Iodine
• 10mL Safranin O
• 30mL Ethanol, 95
• Microscope Slides, pk/72
• Coverslips
• 5 Sterile Petri Dishes
• 5 Sterile Cotton Swabs, pk/2