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How Germs are Spread and Prevented
Third graders gain understanding of the human body by identifying three pictures of bacteria/viruses on a sheet of paper and orally name what germs are, ways germs are spread, and how to prevent from spreading germs.
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Big Sneeze
Students discuss germs and how they get colds. They demonstrate the importance of covering their mouths while sneezing and what happens when the don't. They practice sneezing and coughing with a tissue.
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Glitter Germs
Young scholars discuss germs and where they come from. They participate in an experiment in which glitter is used to represent germs. They try different ways to get the glitter off, but they discover nothing works expect for washing...
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What Do Doctors Do?
Students recognize how doctors help people and about germ spreading.
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Washing Hands
Students read stories, conduct experiments and create graphs as they consider the importance of proper hygiene in maintaining their health. They identify the best way to wash hands and design handwashing posters for classroom placement.
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Physical Health
Students identify how germs are spread, the diseases they can cause, and how hand washing can help prevent the spread of germs.
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Germs and the Body
Students illustrate where germs exist, how they can get into and affect the body, and how the body defends itself against them.
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Stop that Germ!
Young scholars experiment with glitter to explain the importance of washing hands and how germs are distributed. After a lecture/demo, students perfom a simple experiment which clearly demonstrates how germs are spread.
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Spreading Germs
Students observe and explore how and how quickly germs spread from person to person.
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Preventing Germs
In this germ prevention learning exercise, students color each picture. Students draw a blue circle around the pictures that show germs being prevented. Students make a red X through the ones that show germs being spread.
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Hand Washing Word Search
In this word search worksheet, students find words related to good hygiene. Eight words are included in this worksheet. This worksheet enforces the importance of washing hands to prevent spread of germs.
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Disease Prevention
Fifth graders examine the various causes of the common cold. Using the internet, they identify the proper way to take care and treat a cold. They also describe the procedure to complete a throat culture. To end the instructional...
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Germs
Third graders dicsuss germ. They discuss how they can't see them (germs), but they're everywhere! Students are asked if germs cause disease? They discuss some types of illnesses they get from germs. Students discuss ways inwhich...
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Integrated Social Studies Lesson and Science Lesson
Fourth graders discuss the Civil War and the fact that many soldiers died during the war as a result of sickness. They discuss germs and participate in an activity that shows them how germs are spread and how they can be stopped from...
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Germs
First graders discuss as a class how many of them have sneezed today. They then listen as the teacher explains that germs come out of their nose during a sneeze or when they blow their nose. They then discuss other ways that a person...
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Glitter Germs
Students participate in a fun experiment involving glitter that teaches young children the importance of why they should wash their hands with soap and warm water. They explore that germs can easily spread if they don't properly wash...
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Germbusters
Students identify various germs and discuss how germs are spread. They examine and identify materials in the daily environment, germbusters, which are useful in fighting germs, then play a fun germbuster game to help them remember how to...