I thought you might like to try this experiment at home with your family. This experiment is a great way to understand how washing your hands keeps germs away! Here’s what you’ll need: Materials: dish, pepper (represent germs), water, dish soap Step 1: Pour water into the dish. Step 2: Add lots of pepper to the water so that it covers the top of the water. Step 3: Dip your finger into the dish. How much pepper (germs) touched your finger? Step 4: Put soap on a different finger. Step 5: Dip the soapy finger into the dish. What happened this time? Step 6: You can email me your results or take a picture and send it to remind..