Wash Your Hands With Soap And Water After Performing Experiments

Like the dish soap in the experiment the soap you use to wash your hands can be classified as a surfactant a substance that reduces surface tension.

Wash your hands with soap and water after performing experiments.

Now either wash your hands or put soap onto your finger then put your finger back into the plate. Take your finger and stick it into the water and pepper. You can rub your hands together but do not use. Dry your hands with a clean towel or air dry them.

Apply soap and lather well. Notice how the pepper sticks to your finger. Try this fun hand washing experiment to convince kids once and for all that they really do need to wash their hands with hot water and soap. Is the amount of time you wash your hands for or is the temperature of the water more important.

If soap and water are not readily available you can use an alcohol based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 alcohol. In a bacteria hand washing experiment kids are able to see just how many germs are accumulated on their hands after playing even after they wash their hands. Always carry a microscope using both hands. Meant to break surface tension soaps and other cleaners prompt the water molecules desperate to stick together to flee carrying the pepper with them.

Clean your work space return all equipment materials to their storage area wash your hands with soap and water if an experiment was done. In case you need to teach your little why washing hands stops the spread of germs posted by kelly rose sarno on friday march 13 2020 when the parent asks the child to swirl their finger in the peppered water this time miraculously the pepper seems to flee creating a safe zone around the child s finger. Wet your hands with clean running water either warm or cold. Put the gel on your hands and stick them under cold water for 60 seconds.

Rub your hands vigorously for at least 20 seconds. Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of germs in most situations. The centers for disease control recommends you wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds to. Discuss with students what they have learned from the hand washing experiment.

You can tell if the sanitizer contains at least 60 alcohol by looking at the product label. Discuss with students how germs can be picked up or spread through inadequate hand washing. Read all procedures thoroughly before performing a laboratory investigation. It is not easy to remove germs.

Do not leave a lit burner unattended. Remember to scrub all surfaces including the backs of your hands wrists between your fingers and under your fingernails. We did an experiment to find out how well we are or aren t washing our hands.