Grade 1 · Science · Lesson 32

How Germs Spread

Germs — bacteria and viruses — are too small to see, but they are very good at traveling from one person to another. Understanding how they spread is the first step to stopping them.

What this lesson teaches

1Name the four main ways germs spread between people
2Sequence the four stages of how a cold is passed on
3Identify actions that break the chain of infection

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