Wash Those Germs Away

The Washington Post;  April 28, 1992 ;   Catherine O'Neill;   787 words ......T-shirt in the wash!" "Take a bath! You're coated with germs." Sometimes, it seems like parents, teachers, babysitters...be upset over nothing when they start worrying about germs. After all, germs are invisible. Can something you can't even see be...

What to do when you ah-choo! Learning about germs.

Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  September 9, 2005 ;     787 words ...Germs are everywhere! You can catch a germ by ... breathing in someone else's germs. touching places where germs can land and then touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. sharing things that go in your mouth. Good habits help...

Germs can't hide from us!

Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  September 9, 2005 ;     122 words ...Germs are tiny living things that can make you sick. You cannot see germs. They are so tiny that a line of 1,000 germs could fit across the top of a pencil! Two kinds of germs that can make you sick are bacteria and viruses...

What to do when you ah-choo!(Learning about germs)

Weekly Reader, Edition K (including Science Spin);  September 1, 2004 ;     787 words ......educate children and help reduce that number. Germs are easily passed around in school where...By teaching children how to deal with germs, we can help improve their chances of staying...Provide students with information about germs and guidelines for staying healthy. STANDARDS...

What are germs?

Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  August 29, 2003 ;     209 words ...Germs are tiny living things. They are too small to see with your eyes. Germs are inside your body and outside your body. Germs are in the air you breathe and in the food you eat. Some germs that live and grow inside your body...

What are germs? (Reading Comprehension).

Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  January 31, 2003 ;     231 words ......answer. The first question after the story is an example. Germs are tiny living things. They are too small to see with your eyes. Germs are inside your body and outside your body. Germs are in the air you breathe and in the food you eat. Some germs...

Wise up about germs: the truth about toilet seats, doorknobs, and how to...

Redbook;  September 1, 2005 ;   De Coursy, Nicole;   668 words ......many Americans are overly obsessed with germs, when in fact they're a normal part of...Can Do About It. So read on--and relax. Germs in the Bathroom For starters, stop stressing...sit down. Or use a disposable seat cover. Germs at the Office Your desk and phone are the...

Fear of germs at play in society, author says

The Gazette;  January 30, 2006 ;   BILL RADFORD THE GAZETTE;   367 words ...LeAnna DeAngelo studies germs not through a microscope, but through the...what she has seen is the persistent roles germs and the fear of contagion play in our lives and how the invisible world of germs causes many to forsake science and logic...

Keeping clean is best safeguard against germs.(Neighbor)(Kids ink)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  October 22, 2003 ;     627 words ......For more information To learn more about germs, the Wauconda Area Public Library suggests...Don't Want To Ask by Marguerite Crump. - Germs by Dan Nardo. - Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie: A Book About Germs by Joanna Cole. - Other Things That Go...

Urbanites' air abounds with germs, scientists say

Oakland Tribune;  December 21, 2006 ;   Ian Hoffman;   783 words ......ecologists already knew dirt was rich in germs. There are trillions of bacteria, archaea...Antonio and Austin, Texas. They found that germs can take to the winds as much from the...days fill the air with campylobacteria and germs that tend to come from fecal sources, such...

Help protect yourself from germs.(Activity TWO)

Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin);  September 9, 2005 ;     47 words ...Learn about how you can help protect yourself and others from germs. Color the pictures below. With a grownup's help, cut along the...your family. 3. Wash your hands with soap and water to get the germs off and send them down the drain.

Germs found in unlikely places

University Wire;  June 13, 2003 ;   Shelley Gardner;   372 words ......at any desk, phone or computer have more germs per square inch than bathroom surfaces...surfaces tested. The number one place for germs in the office, according to the study funded...the telephone with an average of 25,127 germs per square inch. Melissa Smith, 21, a junior...

Discovery of germs

The Press;  December 18, 2000 ;     260 words ......Hands, of Ngahere School, asks: When were germs discovered? Sandy Smith, a clinical microbiologist...other animals, and plants. More common germs include (in increasing size) viruses, bacteria...protozoa, and fungi. The ability to visualise germs using some sort of microscope and to grow...

GERMS? THEY'VE GOT YOU COVERED; L.A. MUSEUM PUTS MICROBES ON THE MAP.(L.A....

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 25, 1998 ;     787 words ......Staff Writer We are a nation obsessed with germs. From E. coli found in unpasteurized apple...species-leveling microbes - commonly called germs - has heightened our collective fears...will leave with a better understanding of germs. ``The majority of microbes are not pathogenic...

Sparkling, shiny, safe Cleaning techniques can reduce both germs and...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  October 17, 2004 ;   JOANNE KEMPINGER DEMSKIjdemski@journalSentinel.comJOANNE KEMPI;   787 words ...Sparkling, shiny, safe Cleaning techniques can reduce both germs and allergens Germs and allergens are everywhere. And so are the books...says cleaning thoroughly and correctly can help reduce germs and allergens in the home. But there is a point of...