As per the precautionary measures issued by the Health Ministries of several countries across the world, washing hands frequently with soap is something that has been stressed on. In a time when the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, the importance of self-hygiene, carrying hand-sanitizer, and wearing a mask is to be taken seriously. However, kids sometimes may not understand the importance of such precautions.
To help kids understand better the significance of washing hands frequently, a pre-kindergarten teacher in Miami, Amanda Lorenzo, performed a simple and fun experiment, reports Metro UK.
She placed two plates in front of a student – one containing black-pepper water and the other containing soap water.
She asked the student to dip one finger into the pepper water and observe what the peppers did. It was observed that the pepper flakes didn’t move and some even stuck to her finger when she lifted it from the plate.
The teacher then asked the student to dip her finger into the soap water and then dip it into the pepper water.
The little girl did and she was surprised to find that the pepper flakes moved away from her soap-soaked finger!
“Learning about the importance of washing our hands. I wish you all could’ve seen how truly shocked they were that the ‘virus’ (pepper) moves away from the soap,” she says.
Lorenzo also posted the video on her Instagram page and the video went viral. Have a look!
Later, Lorenzo spoke about the kind of impact her experiment had on the students.
“I was really just doing this to show the importance of washing your hands, whether this happens with the coronavirus. The rest of the day — after going to the bathroom, after we came back from lunch, before going to lunch, after going to the playground — they were like, ‘We need to wash our hands!’ It was a constant thing for the rest of the day.”
On coming across the video, people on the internet are amazed at how simply the teacher explains the importance of washing hands to kids. Many parents took to the comment section to write about how they performed the experiment too to teach their children the same!
In such tense times, it is crucial for us all to abide by proper cleanliness methods to prevent ourselves from getting infected, or putting others at risk. Stay safe!