Contamination Detectives activity
- Type:
- Classroom activity
- Age level:
- 7 years +
- Topic area:
- Pathogens, microbes, health, influenza (flu), viruses, bacteria, hygiene, hand washing.
- Description:
A hands-on classroom activity for Key Stage 2 students that aims to support the teaching of topics such as microbes and hand hygiene. This interactive, practical activity demonstrates how microbes, such as bacteria and viruses, can be spread through surface contact.
Using a special UV gel or powder, teachers can demonstrate to students how easy it is to spread microbes to different surfaces and the importance of good hand hygiene.
This activity can be used as an interactive classroom session when discussing topics on bacteria or viruses, e.g. influenza (flu). It can also be used as an interactive science week activity or demonstration.
Running the activity:
- Estimated teaching time: 20 minutes
- To run this activity, you will need:
- Glo Germ™ powder or gel or equivalent
- UV torch
- Worksheet
- Contamination marker cards
- Biohazard tape (optional)
- Full instructions are provided in the Teachers’ notes.
Credits
- Content: Francesca Gale
- Graphics: Preeti Deshpande
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Curriculum links:
This activity supports the following modules on the UK curriculum. Click on the arrows below for further detail of the module.
Web links:
Additional sources of information on the web for teachers and students to increase their knowledge base on pathogens.
