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The Science of Soap

Wash hands for 20 seconds
Wash hands for 20 seconds

Hands on activities help people of all ages learn about science. The American Cleaning Institute wants to help you teach about “The Science Behind Soap.”

This new video and classroom activity is a part of the STEM program to get youth interested in science, technology, engineering and math.

The activity includes various stations to learn about different soap ingredients. With the use of colored sand, they can make their own “soap” and see how it works.

There is a lesson guide with detailed instructions, handouts for students, soap station printouts, a video about soap, and the Soap and Detergents book.

Learn more and get the free materials at:

www.cleaninginstitute.org/science/soapclassroom.aspx

About Karen Blakeslee

The Rapid Response Center was formed in 1995 as a resource for Kansas State University Research & Extension Agents. Resource topics included Food Science, Human Nutrition, Food Service, Textiles, Home Care and other consumer topics. Since that time, the Center has grown to be of valuable assistance to Kansas State University Extension Specialists in those areas.

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