Collect a bacterial smear on a slide and observe it beneath a microscope.
Record the visual characteristics of the bacteria in the report; such as, the shape, size. color, texture, and the nature of the bacterial cluster. Determine weather the culture is loose, or hemolytic (burst or leaking).
Perform a Gram-stain by injecting the necessary dyes to determine the positive or negative structure of the bacteria. If the dye turns the bacteria purple it's positive. Record these findings.
Construct the paper with the following sections: Title page - featuring the title of the article, the Author's name and contact information; Abstract - a short summary of what the paper accomplishes; An Introduction - a statement that discusses the historical importance of the research and the means and methods used to carry out the research; The Results - a section describing the specific findings of the data, including a description of the bacteria; The Discussion - a section explaining the significance of the results; References - a section sighting the textual works used to establish the validity of the research; Figures and Tables - a section illustrating the major data as photographs, graphs and/or tables.