Germ Safari
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Germ SafariMrs. Swearingen’s 3rd Grade Summer Class
Observation:We saw lots of bacteria on our hands.
Hypothesis:Things that people touch have more bacteria.
Prediction:We would see more bacteria on things that people touch a lot.
What did we do?:1.We swabbed things that people touch and things that people do not touch.2.We dipped a swab in water.3.We swabbed back and forth a spot as big as our pinkie finger.4.We rubbed the swab on a petri dish.5.We looked at our petri dishes after 2 days.
What did we see?We saw lots of bacteria.We saw more bacteria on the light switch, the computer keyboard, the Bulldog plaque and the dusty TV.
ConclusionThings that people touch a lot and things that are not cleaned have the most bacteria.
Things People Don’t Touch.Things People Touch.
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