Summary
Sid's parents keep telling him to wash his hands to keep away germs — but he can't see any germs on his hands, so he isn't sure germs are real. At school, Sid and his friends investigate how germs travel and why hand-washing is one of the best tools to stop them from spreading.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Germs are too small to see but big enough to make you sick — Sid investigates how they travel.
- How do germs get from one person to another? Name at least two ways.
- Sid couldn't see germs — how did he find evidence that they exist?
- What are two things you can do every day to slow the spread of germs?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: germ, spread, evidence, invisible, healthy.
Try it: Pretend glitter is germs. Put a tiny bit on one hand and shake hands with a partner — where did the "germs" end up? What would washing have done?