KS2: Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene is one of the single most effective things children can do support preventing the spread of infection. By taking part in a classroom experiment, students learn how microbes can spread from one person to another through touch and why it is important to wash our hands properly. Scroll down for more information and to download the resources. Download the complete lesson Understand that infection can be spread through unclean hands Understand that handwashing can prevent the sp...
Key Stage 3 Teaching Resources Students aged 11-14 years build on their learnings around useful and harmful microbes; hand, respiratory and food hygiene; vaccinations, and antibiotics. They are also introduced to the topic of sexually transmitted infections. Lesson plans are designed to complement the National Curriculum for Key Stage 3. Download the complete lesson Micro-organisms Introduction to Microbes 50 /ks3-intro-to-microbes /ks3-intro-to-microbes Micro-organisms Useful Microbes 50 /ks3-useful-microb...
KS3: Hand Hygiene In this lesson plan, students learn how microbes can spread from one person to another by touch and why it is important to wash hands properly. Scroll down for more information and to download the resources. Download the complete lesson Understand that infection can be spread through unclean hands Understand that sometimes microbes can make us ill Understand how, when, and why to wash their hands Understand that handwashing can prevent the spread of infection Understand why we should use...
Key Stage 4 Teaching Resources Students aged 14-16 years build on their learnings around useful and harmful microbes; hand, respiratory, and food hygiene; sexually transmitted infections, vaccinations, and antibiotics. Lesson plans are designed to complement the National Curriculum for Key Stage 4. Download the complete lesson Micro-organisms Introduction to Microbes 50 /ks4-intro-to-microbes /ks4-intro-to-microbes Micro-organisms Useful Microbes 50 /ks4-useful-microbes /ks4-useful-microbes Micro-organisms ...
KS4: Hand and Respiratory Hygiene In this lesson plan, students learn how easily microbes can spread from one person to another by touch and why it is important to wash our hands properly. Scroll down for more information and to download resources. Download the complete lesson Understand that infection can be spread through unclean hands Understand that handwashing can prevent the spread of infection Understand how pathogens can be transmitted Hand hygiene is possibly the single most effective way of redu...