This document describes a student project to study the effect of antibiotics on microorganisms. The objective is to examine how four different antibiotics (penicillin, streptomycin, aureomycin, and terramicin) inhibit the growth of microorganisms found in soil. The procedure involves preparing a potato dextrose agar culture medium and adding soil samples mixed with the antibiotics to petri dishes. The petri dishes are observed to count and measure microbial colonies, and determine which antibiotics are most effective at inhibiting microbial growth. The conclusion is that penicillin and terramicin were the most effective antibiotics against the microorganisms in the soil.