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 save your paper and give it to me when we return.