Testing the 5-second rule

SUBJECTS:  Science

YEARS:  5–6, 7–8

When it comes to dropping food, have you heard of the 5-second rule? Or the 3-second rule?

Watch this video to learn what really happens when you drop food. In order to cause disease, what must bacteria do?

What circumstances allow bacteria and viruses to contaminate food more successfully?

Acknowledgements

Video © RMIT University.

Production Date: 29 Aug 2012

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