E04 : Maskteria: Determining wearing time & bacterial contamination of masks with & without toothbrushing


Students Morgan McCourt
School IND - Oakville Christian School - Oakville
Level Junior 7/8 - Grade 8
Group Group 3 - Life Sciences I
Abstract The purpose of this experiment is to determine how much bacteria accumulates on a face mask after a certain amount of wearing time and to determine if brushing your teeth before wearing a face mask decreases the amount of bacterial contamination on the inner layer of a face mask.
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Awards
Group Award Prize
ArcelorMittal Dofasco AwardsArcelorMittal Dofasco Medical Department Award$ 100
Hillfield Strathallan College Awards of ExcellenceHillfield Strathallan College Awards of Excellence - Life Sciences Award$ 100
Dr. M. Doyle AwardDr. M. Doyle Biology Award$ 250
Plaque, and trophy for winner's school
Hamilton Academy of Dentistry AwardsHamilton Academy of Dentistry Award - First$ 250
Merit AwardsGold Merit Award$ 100
Grand AwardsRoy Middleton Memorial Award
Canada-Wide Science Fair Trip AwardsCanada-Wide Science Fair Trip Award
Ola Lunyk-Child Memorial Health AwardsOla Lunyk-Child Memorial Health Science Award - First$ 250