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Contaminated currency

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/contaminated-currency

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What kinds of chemicals can be on the money we use?

  2. 2. Can money spread germs to people?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Illicit Substance

  • Fomite

  • Microbial Load

  • Pathogenic Microorganism

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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