Toothbrush Bacteria Science Fair Project

What You Need:

Electric toothbrush
Toothpaste
18 petrie dishes
Nutrient auger
Sterile swabs
Distilled water
Timer

Demonstrates Science Category: Microbiology
Ages: Middle School Science, 5th grade science fair projects, High School Science

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4 minutes

What To Do:

1) Fill 18 sterile petrie dishes with auger
2) Label each dish 1-18
3) Wet sterile swab with distilled water
4) Swab left side bottom molars at each collection
5) Wipe swab in petrie dish auger to innoculate
6) Place toothpaste on toothbrush and brush for 1 minute
7) Rinse mouth, swab molars
8) Swab mouth again, wipe in petrie dish #1
9) Brush again for 1 more minute
10)Swab same teeth again
11) Wipe in petrie dish
12) Repeat 5 times

Demonstrates scientific principles: Bacteriology

This middle school science fair project hypothesis that brushing your teeth for two minutes rather than one minutes. This boy's hypothesis was indeed correct- brushing for two minutes reduces bacteria more so than only brushing for one.

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