Can a plastic degrading bacteria science fair project be recreated in a school lab?

Question

i am just looking for a science fair project and am fascinated by this topic. i was wondering if a project concerning the isolation of plastic degrading bacteria could be done in a school lab. I am in grade 10. Anything helps!

Answer 1

For a science fair project, this project is too complex and would involve sophisticated and expensive scientific equipment to grow and isolate the bacteria. Since you are a Sophomore, I would encourage you to continue exploring this field. I don't know where you live but maybe you could shadow a scientist at an university that is working on a similar project.

As for ideas for science project, there are other ways to incorporate the idea of microbial remediation. I don't know your exact interests so I will leave a few resources in the comments section for you to view and decide for yourself.