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title: "Science investigation into the importance of hand washing"
url: "https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/2020-04-06-16-12-54-science-investigation-into-the-importance-of-hand-washing"
school: "St Stephen's Kearsley Moor CofE Primary School"
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# Science investigation into the importance of hand washing

  ![Image of Science investigation into the importance of hand washing](https://files.schudio.com/ststephenskm/images/blog/IMG_5587.JPG)  6 April 2020   [Lyndsey Faulkner](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/author/Lyndsey)   [Year 5 Blog](https://www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk/blog/category/year-5-blog)

Try this experiment for yourselves whilst you are at home. Do you get the same results? Which variable did you change? Is there a difference between washing your hands with warm water plus soap and cold water plus soap? Can you create a table to record your results? What conclusions can be made from your observations? Is there anything that you would do differently next time? What evidence could you provide to justify why washing your hands with soap and water is so important?

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