Lesson Plans K to Grade 3
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Lesson Plan #9: Germ Search
Learning Objectives
- Students will identify some places where germs can live.
- Students will recognize which products get rid of germs on hands.
Materials
- “Germ Search” Activity Sheet (1 page, 406 KB)
Key Messages
- Germs can live on many objects and surfaces.
- Germs can be removed from hands with soap and water or hand sanitizer.
Method
- Photocopy the “Germ Search” activity sheet for each student.
- Recall what germs are. Explain that germs can be found everywhere. Germs can be removed with soap and water or hand sanitizer.
Activity
- On the “Germ Search” activity sheet, students will circle things which might have germs on them. Students will colour the objects that help get rid of germs on hands.
- Ask students what other products remove germs:
- from dishes (dishwashing soap)
- from clothes (laundry detergent)
- from the bathroom floor (household disinfectants)
- from cuts and scrapes (soap and water, antiseptics)
Reinforce that the products we use for removing germs from hands are soap and water and hand sanitizers.
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