BacteriaPets

The revolutionary idea that will revolutionize elementary-school learning experiences.

ProblemElementary school kids have a short attention span, so teachers have to do fun activities that help them learn and remember.

But how is a teacher supposed to make learning about bacteria fun and engaging? And how do you teach kids without lecturing?

The lid is see through so that students can see the bacteria grow.

SolutionBacteriaPets solves this problem for elementary schools with our lab/kit. It’s designed with a sealable lid to prevent bacteria from escaping into the air.

The BacteriaPets Lab lets kids ‘paint’ with agar, the solution that bacteria grow on in petri dishes. However, when the lid is closed the solution starts to color and grow. At the same time they’re doing the activity, BacteriaPets teaches them without them realizing! Teachers can use the excitement of watching bacteria cultures grow to teach about Bacteria, Sanitation, Mitosis, even DNA!

If it cracks? The bacteria is harmless anyway, so there’s no risk of illness.

TechnologyAgar is a standard solution commonly used to grow bacteria cultures in petri dishes. Children will use a cotton swab and swab their tongue or some other body part, then wipe it on the agar--so they feel like their bacteria pet comes from them. The lid will then be closed (it goes between the two layers of the dish as seen in the prototype.) This will keep potentially harmful bacteria from escaping into the atmosphere. Optionally, the lid will be secured with scotch tape, although it’s not really necessary. Students can then watch their “Bacteria Pets” grow!

Safe… Easy…Educational...But, most of all Fun!

Target DemographicsOur primary audience is elementary schools to use as a lab for students. Teachers and administrators are always looking for new ideas to teach their children, and BacteriaPets satisfies this need by providing children with a fun activity. Students are significantly more engaged because they now have their very own classroom “pet” made from bacteria.

Prototypes

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4miJQKAsNCjbzY3SkVSYUJ1aG8