Hand Washing Experiment

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Health Education

Grade(s)

2

Overview

This free activity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will teach students the importance of washing their hands. In this activity, students will conduct an experiment on washing their hands. They will learn that “clean” hands may not be so clean after all and the critical importance of washing their hands as a way to prevent the spread of disease.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.

Health Education (2019) Grade(s): 2

HE19.2.1.4

List ways to prevent germs from spreading.

CR Resource Type

Learning Activity

Resource Provider

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

License Type

Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
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