Science

Contact_FullName: Jennifer

Contact_Email: miss-jenni@rogers.com

Area: Healthy Bodies - Science

Idea:

Using a funnel, dump some confetti to an un-blown balloon before demonstrating this to the kids. Talk to the children about germs and how important it is to cover your mouth when you sneeze. As a group, have everyone pretend that they are going to sneeze (Ah, ah, ah, CHOO!), making sure that everyone covers their mouth as they sneeze. Now explain that you are going to show them what happens when you don't cover your mouth when you sneeze. Blow up the balloon, as the children say "Ah, ah, ah"; when you get to the "Choo" part, let go of the balloon. It will deflate, flying through the air with the confetti spilling every where. Explain to the children that the confetti represents germs, and that when we don't cover our mouths when we sneeze, our germs are flying everywhere.

Contact_FullName: KELLY

Contact_Email: restfnmo@verizon.com

Area: germs

Idea:

To practice hand washing I place a dab of vegetable oil on children's hands. They rub this all over their hands. I then sprinkle cinnamon on their hands calling it germs. Children really have to scrub to get their hands clean.

Contact_FullName: Beth

Contact_Email: buncodiva1@aol.com

date:: 01/11/07

Area: Germs - science

Idea:

This is similar to using the glitter to show the spread of germs. With younger children I hesitate to use glitter because it could get in their eyes. I use cooked rice instead. Cook 1 or 2 cups of rice and let cool. Put it into a large zip lock bag. Have the children sit in a circle with you. Put your hand into the rice (it should stick to your hand), then shake hands with the child next to you and have them do the same with the next child and so on. By the time you get around the circle, each child should have some amount of rice on their hand. Then you can talk about washing hands and have the children wash their hands. We also teach our kids to cough into their sleeves instead of their hands to help prevent the spread of germs.

Contact_FullName: Jan

Contact_Email: cmjan2002@yahoo.com

date:: 02/26/20

Area: Dr. Area--Science

Idea:

In a bowl of water, sprinkle some black pepper to represent germs. The pepper will float on top of the water. Discuss the importance of hand washing, using soap and water. Add a drop of dishwashing liquid into the center of the bowl, and watch the soap "scare the germs away"!

Contact_FullName: Yoshimi

Contact_Email: yoshimi.yemaya@gmail.com

date:: 12/22/05

Area: Germs-Science

Idea:

To demonstrate how germs spread, during circle time I talk to the children about how germs are so small we cannot see them. Then, I use pixie dust (the really fine glitter) to sprinkle on one child's hand to represent germs. Then I have that child shake another child's hand and keep repeating this same process throughout the circle time. By the end of circle time the "germs" have spread to everyone!

And this is why we wash our hands!

Contact_FullName: Lauren

Contact_Email: jltclevenger@hotmail.com

date:: 08/24/05

Area: Germs-Science

Idea:

At Circle time we put glitter on all the kids hands and told them that the glitter represented the germs. Then we took them into the bathroom and we all washed our germs off.

Contact_FullName: Lisa

Contact_Email: l_raber@yahoo.com

date:: 2-18-05

Area: Germs - science

Idea:

Create your own little germs. Take a bunch of pom pons and glue 2 eyes on each pom pon to make it look like a little face. While teaching about how germs are spread, take the little pom pons in your hand but kind of hide them so the children don't know that the "germs" are in your hand. While you are talking pretend to sneeze and throw the "germs" on the children. This shows how the germs fly when you sneeze without covering your mouth. The children love this!

Contact_FullName: Lannie

Contact_Email: lannieharris@yahoo.com

date:: 12/13/04

Area: Germs-science

Idea:

My class "cultured" germs in our class. First we talked about what germs like to eat- protein and carbohydrates; what kind of environment they like best (warm, dark, and damp) and how we could find them. We made Petri dishes:12 foil muffin tin liners,12 plastic sandwich bags, 1 packet of unflavored gelatin, 1/2 c. sugar, 1c. water. Place 1T.water and gelatin in a heat resistant spouted measuring cup and let gelatin soften. Meanwhile bring the rest of the water and the sugar to a boil. Stir into the softened gelatin and then pour equal amounts into the tins. Place into plastic bags. Allow to cool and gel. Dampen 12 Q-tips and choose 12 surfaces to collect germs from. Gently rub your "germy" Q-tip over the surface of the gelatin. Re-close bag and place in a dark, warm place. Check to see what's happened to each of your cultures over the next week. Really cool for kids, usually a bit disturbing to adults!

Contact_FullName: Angela

Contact_Email: ethansmom01@hotmail.com

date:: 12/21/01

Area: Health-Science

Idea:

When we were discussing germs, I covered a straw with glue and rolled it in glitter. On the carpet, I told the class that I had not been feeling well, and pretended to sneeze in the straw. I showed them all of the germs that just went on my straw and we discussed covering our mouths.

We discussed how germs can be passed on your hands if you not wash them after you sneeze, or cough. I handed one of the students my straw. After he handed it back to me I told him to look at his hand. The glitter had rubbed off. I told him he had my giggle germs, and tickled him. We passed the straw around the class and I tickled each child. An surprise bonus was the they had to wash their hands pretty thoroughly to remove the glitter so it was good practice.

Contact_FullName: Diana
Contact_Email: dianagreen@pickawayymca.org
date:: 06/23/04
Area: Germs-science

Idea:

Materials: glow in the dark paint (neon) and black light

Put paint in child's hands and have them rub their hand together (inside & out. Next turn out the lights and use the black light. There hands will glow! Tell them "It is germs. Now we are going to wash our hands to get rid of the germs." Wash hands, then turn out the lights. They can see where they missed the germs.

Contact_FullName: Cindy
Contact_Email: cleer@shaw.ca

Idea:

An idea to help children understand how germs can spread is to apply hand cream to each child (I like to give hand cream to one child and let them give it to the next child. The last child gets to squeeze the hand cream on my hand) sneeze or cough (just pretending) into your hand using glitter. Shake one child’s hand have them go around the circle shaking the next person’s hand. Shows how germs spread. Makes it easier for them to understand why we want them to sneeze or cough into their elbows. (sharing, gross motor, spreading of germs, color.)

Contact_FullName: Rebecca
Contact_Email: Beckbeck27@hotmail.com

Idea:

To add to an idea I saw earlier with the spray bottle to show how germs spread, add green food coloring to the water and squirt onto white paper for kids to see where the germs go. Next, take a tissue and cover to spray nozzle and sneeze again, this time show the kids that when they cover their mouths, the germs go on the tissue instead of all over.

Contact_FullName: Kathy
Contact_Email: Bitya98@yahoo.com

Idea:

This is a spin on using glitter to represent germs on your hands. I learned this from a co-worker.

In circle I first take out a bottle of bubbles and pretend to cough. The bubbles represent the germs flying around the air from not covering your mouth.

Then I will sneeze covering my mouth with my hand. When I remove my hand I will have a glob of green glitter in the palm of my hand. I will touch the children putting my "germs" on their hand or arm. Then I will take out a bowl of warm water that I had waiting and "wash" my hands in a common manner that I tend to see the class doing. (quickly passing hands through the water or applying soap & rinsing without making bubbles) The germs are still there. Then I wash my hands well with soap and explain that you need to dry your hands too to remove any germs that are still hanging on.

I usually encourage the children to sing their "abc's" or the song "Happy Birthday" but I like the songs that I have seen posted.

Contact_FullName: Shane
Contact_Email: ssbbkk76@aol.com

Idea:

This idea is to add on to the "spreading the germs idea." After our discussion and a story on germs. I had the children put on their "special germ glasses" Mix multi color glitter with clear hair gel, this makes the "germs" stick to them better. Have the children see how germs are spread by using handshakes high fives or the food from the kitchen area (which children sometimes put in their mouths. Also show them that a paper towel does not take the germs off, they must use soap! When everyone has the idea and its time to wash with soap, have the children take off their special germ glasses, this will avoid the children being grossed out about the germs for the rest of the day, then you can remind them that because the glasses are off, its just glitter!!!!!!!!

Contact_FullName: Jennifer
Contact_Email: miss-jenni@rogers.com

Idea:

Using a funnel, dump some confetti to an unblown balloon before demonstrating this to the kids. Talk to the children about germs and how important it is to cover your mouth when you sneeze. As a group, have everyone pretend that they are going to sneeze (Ah, ah, ah, CHOO!), making sure that everyone covers their mouth as they sneeze. Now explain that you are going to show them what happens when you don't cover your mouth when you sneeze. Blow up the balloon, as the children say "Ah, ah, ah"; when you get to the "Choo" part, let go of the balloon. It will deflate, flying through the air with the confetti spilling every where. Explain to the children that the confetti represents germs, and that when we don't cover our mouths when we sneeze, our germs are flying everywhere.

Contact_FullName: Angela
Contact_Email: ethansmom01@hotmail.com

Idea:

When we were discussing germs, I covered a straw with glue and rolled it in glitter. On the carpet, I told the class that I had not been feeling well, and pretended to sneeze in the straw. I showed them all of the germs that just went on my straw and we discussed covering our mouths.
We discussed how germs can be passed on your hands if you not wash them after you sneeze, or cough. I handed one of the students my straw. After he handed it back to me I told him to look at his hand. The glitter had rubbed off. I told him he had my giggle germs, and tickled him. We passed the straw around the class and I tickled each child. A surprise bonus was the they had to wash their hands pretty thoroughly to remove the glitter so it was good practice.

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