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Growing cooties

This lesson teaches the importance of washing hands to reduce the spread of germs. In this lesson, students will see mold develop over time on a potato as the result of handling the potato with dirty hands.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living)

By Ronda Odenwelder.

Keeping food safe to eat

In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 5.2

This fourth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students about the germs that can be found in foods and the ways to prevent food-borne illnesses by washing our hands, using safe food handling procedures, and keeping foods refrigerated.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living)

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Germy surfaces

In this Science Update, students explore how long a germ can hand around on surfaces. Dr. Don Goldmann, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital in Boston suggests that cold viruses can live for up to six hours outside the human body. This... (Learn more)

Format: activity/lesson plan (grade 1–2, 4, and 6 Healthful Living)

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Physical health

The purpose of this lesson is to identify how germs are spread, the diseases they can cause, and how hand washing can help prevent the spread of germs. In this lesson, students will learn about some of the health habits that are essential for maintaining... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Healthful Living)

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