Microbes for Minors – Germ filled afternoon!

P1-4 were learning all about personal hygiene as an introduction to their dental health topic in HWB.  We learned about how easily germs can pass on to other people, particularly after sneezing and coughing.

We looked at how tiny germs were and if we don’t wash our hands regularly, the germs build up and spread easily to other people.

Mrs Henry pretended she had not washed her hands after the toilet and after sneezing! We then played ‘catch’ using pretend glitter germs.  The glitter germs went on everyone’s hands that caught the ball.  This was a really visual way of seeing how germs spread and how important it is to keep our hands clean.

We then used an ‘Airzuka’ which shoots blasts of air.  This was to simulate a cough and see how far cough germs can travel.  We were shocked that the cough still hit us up until we were over 8-12 steps away from each other!!

Take a look at us exploring the yuckiness of germs! 🙂