Cover Your Mouth - Germ Science How to use Glowing Germs and Giant Microbes to Teach Health email to friend
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1. Pump one to two pumps of germ lotion on the child’s hand.
2. Have the child rub their hands together, making sure to get the backs, palms and fingernails.
3. Turn on the black light and have the child put their hands under the light to see the simulated germs.
4. Have the child wash their hands as they would normally.
5. Put the child’s hands back under the black light.
6. Did they wash off all the germs? Could they have been a little more thorough with their washing?
7. Glitter Bug Lotion will help you teach your children better hand washing techniques... repeat the experiment until the lotion doesn’t show up on little hands after washing!

Now Try This!

1. Before your students come to class in the morning, squirt one to two pumps of Glitter Bug Lotion on your hands.
2. Continue through the day as you normally would... touching students, books, materials, even washing your hands.
3. Near the end of the day, explain to the students that you are going to show them how germs spread from one person to another.
4. Flip the lights off and turn your black light on. No one will believe their eyes as they see all of the places the lotion residue has landed during the day!

How does it work?

Microbes and germs are a lot easier for children to visualize when they are magnified about a million times and made into cute plush creatures! Start your lesson on germs by letting your children play with all of our GIANTmicrobes. Soon, they’ll be hooked on learning about the world of germs.

The Glitter Bug Lotion is an amazing way to simulate to children the importance of proper hand-washing technique and how easily germs can spread around the room. After just one day, you’ll have Glitter Bug Lotion residue all over your classroom... now imagine how many germs are living in there!