Science is a Verb: Homemade Agar

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Science is a Verb: Homemade Agar

Published: March 28, 2016

College of Western Idaho’s (CWI) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs are excited to the latest installment of its video blog series, Science is a Verb. CWI faculty share some of their favorite experiments, as well as tips and tricks for bringing science to life. In this episode, Nicole Frank shows how you can conduct bacteria tests--like the effectiveness of hand washing--by creating your own Agar.

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