Synapsis Microbial Art Event

Ananya Anand, Staff Writer|April 4, 2022

Alisha Shah (11) discusses the procedure to create the microbial art to the attendees.
Students put on protective gloves before they start creating their art.
A student swabs for bacteria on a water fountain to create her microbe art.
A student collects her bacteria sample from the school lockers.
Some students form groups to collect their bacteria near the bathrooms.
Sissi Zhang (11) and Alisha Shah (11) explain how to create the microbe art designs as Shamita Bhattacharjee (11) goes to different tables to provide further instruction to the attendees.
A student smears the collected bacteria onto a petri dish to create her animal-based design.
A student applies alcohol to the petri dish to shape the bacteria into the design of a lizard.
A student reflects over his finished art piece.
The attendees use the animal templates provided by the IHS Paws club to create the bacteria design on the petri dish.
The students place their petri dishes in a stack and must wait a couple of days for the bacteria to grow.