Stopping the Spread of Germs in our School Community! Mrs. Dougherty’s Third Grade Class...

Stopping the Spread of Germs in our School Community!

Mrs. Dougherty’s Third Grade Class

Montgomery County Public Schools Grade 3 Integrated Curriculum 2011

Community Action Storyboard

Stop the Spread!


We pledge to help our whole school community stay healthy by stopping the spread of germs.


What’s the Problem?

We sent out a survey to random classes in our school to find out if students are washing their hands and if they are doing it correctly.

The survey was a random sampling of 45 first, second, and fourth grade students.



ResultsQuestion # of Students Who

Answered Yes# of Students Who

Answered NoDoes everybody in your class wash their hands in the bathroom?

31 14

Do you feel like you know how to correctly wash your hands?

42 3

Does your class use hand sanitizer?

37 8

Do you wash your hands before you eat?

39 7

Our observations did not match the data. We see people not washing their hands and not washing them properly!


All About Germs• There are four types of germs:– Protozoa– Fungi– Bacteria– Virus

• These can make us very sick.• Germs are spread through saliva, coughing

and sneezing, and can get into our bodies through our mouth, nose, ears, and open cuts.


Germs


How can we stop them?

• Wash your hands after using the bathroom and before you eat lunch

• If you have an open cut, cover it with a tissue to stop the bleeding and then keep it covered with a Band-Aid!

• Keep your hands out of your mouth!• Cover your nose when you sneeze and your

mouth when you cough


How to Wash Your Hands Properly• Use soap and warm water• Use hand sanitizer if you don’t have soap and

water-it’s the next best thing!• Scrub everywhere, even under your nails!• Sing the birthday song in your head two times

while you scrub• Dry your hands with a paper towel and use

the towel to turn off the water and open the bathroom door.


Stay Healthy!

Sources UsedBagley, Katie. Keep Clean: A Look at Hygiene. Bridgestone Books. 2002.Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Hand washing: Clean hands save lives. 2 Oct. 2012. http://www.cdc/gov/handwashingElementary Encyclopedia Britannica. “Germ.” Encyclopedia Online. 28 Sept. 2012.Interview with Nurse Technician: Nancy Helsel. 4 Oct. 2012Survey of a first, second, and fourth grade class. Cloverly Elementary School. 26 Sept. 2012Zoehfeld, Kathleen. Bill Nye the Science Guy: Great Book of Tiny Germs. Hyperion Books for Children. 2005.


http://www.cdc/gov/handwashing

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