Germs and Handsanitizer

What invention in the 1600s meant we could see germs, and therefore understand what was making us sick, for the first time?

• telescope

• macro device

• thermometer

• microscope

All bacteria are bad. True or False?

• True

• False

What is the item in hand sanitizer that is key to killing germs?

• aloe gel

• alcohol

• tea tree oil

Figuring out how to kill germs once INSIDE your body involves...

• Traditional knowledge of helpful plants

• vaccines

• antibiotics

• All of the above

The discovery of germs in the 1600s meant

• we figured out how to be cleaner

• we figured out something we couldn't see was making us sick

How do germs get into our bodies

• through openings like our ears, eyes and nose

• by jumping off food we eat and going to our stomaches

• transferring into our eyes, nose and mouth

Trying NOT to take in germs can be tricky if someone near you:

• Whispers in your ear

• coughs into their elbow

• sneezes in your direction without a tissue

A bad habit that can transfer germs inside us is

• singing in the shower

• cracking knuckles

• watching too many you tube videos

• biting your nails

In the video, two areas of hands where bright green with germs even after a quick wash - which areas where they?

• Knuckles and wrists

• fingernails and palms

• fingertips and fingernails

• palms and backs of hands

How long should you wash your hands with soap and water to help wash germs away?

• 30 seconds

• 40 seconds

• 20 seconds