Germs make us sick!!
Research shows that routine hand washing is one of the best ways to get rid
of germs that cause colds, flu and many other illnesses. With cold and flu season just around the
corner, we want to stay healthy and in school.
Your three-member group is going to learn why we need to wash our hands,
who doesn’t wash their hands, and when and how hands should be washed. After you are hand washing
experts, you’ll share your
expertise with the rest of the school in a Power Point presentation to be given
at the next
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Your task will
be to create a group Power Point presentation to teach students why they need to wash their hands, tell
about who doesn’t wash their hands,
and teach students how to wash their
hands correctly! Three members will be
assigned to each group. One member will
investigate why we wash our hands. The
second member will investigate who does and doesn’t wash their hands, and the
third member will investigate when and how we should wash our hands.
Are you ready??
Click on each of these web
sites. Answer the following questions
using the information from these sites:
1.
Why is it important
to wash our hands?
2.
What kinds of
illnesses can we get if we don’t wash our hands?
3.
What kinds of
illnesses can we prevent if we do wash our hands?
Why We Wash Our Hands: Center for Disease Control
An Ounce of Prevention: Wash your hands often
Why We Should Wash Our Hands-CDC
Your task is to click on the
web sites below and read the research about who’s not washing their hands
(eeeeuuuwww!). Then, answer the
following questions:
1.
According to
phone surveys, what is the percentage of people who say they wash their hands
after using the toilet?
2.
Do kids who wash
their hands miss more or less school that kids who don’t wash
their hands?
3.
Who washes their hands
more, men or women, and why do you think this?
YUK! Press Release about who's NOT washing hands
Germstoppper at school and home- look at the chart to see.
Don't Get Caught Dirty Handed!
Just because this one has the
most web sites, doesn’t mean it’s the most difficult one. There are just so many sites to look at to
help your group be the hand washing experts! Click on the sites below and
answer the following questions:
1.
When should you
wash your hands?
2.
What is the best
way to wash your hands?
3.
Is it true that
the song “Happy Birthday” can help you stay healthy? How?
When Should You Wash Your Hands
How Should You Wash Your Hands
When and How to Properly Wash Your Hands
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1.
Each member should
answer the task questions using the information from the different web sites.
2.
Your group should
work together to use the answers to the questions to create the Power Point
presentation.
3.
The Power Point
should be in the following order:
·
Title page with
the names of the members in your group
·
At least nine
pages (one for each question in the Task part) that tell why we should wash our
hands, who the experts say is not washing their hands, and then lessons on how
to wash hands properly.
·
A concluding page
that summarizes the information
4.
Use eye-catching
graphics to keep your audiences attention.
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Your project will be graded
using the following rubric:
|
|
Basic
(1 point) |
Developing
(2 points) |
Accomplished
(3 points) |
Points |
|
Information |
Information from only one or fewer of the questions is
presented from each of the three sections |
Information from two of the questions is presented from
each of the three sections |
Information from all three questions is presented from all
three sections. |
________ |
|
Content |
Questions are answered with little information from the
sites, with no summary |
Questions are answered with some information from the sites, concluding page does not fully summarize
the information |
Questions are answered fully, giving examples of information
learned from the sites for each question, the concluding page summarizes the
information learned |
________ |
|
Presentation |
Fewer than 6 pages, without graphics |
Only 6-8 pages with few graphics |
Title page, at least nine pages of information, and a
concluding summary page, graphics on each page |
________ |
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Through this project you have
learned how hand washing keeps us healthy, why we wash our hands, and the best
way to wash hands.
Did you like this? Here are more great sites to help you keep
healthy and to help you with your Power Point presentation, or if you would
like to find more information.
Infection, Detection, Prevention
Stalking the Mysterious Microbe!
On the paper I have provided,
answer the following questions:
1.
How important do
you think it is to wash your hands?
2.
What have you
learned about washing hands?
3.
List 2 things you
did well with this project?
4.
If you could
change one thing about this project, what would it be?