This document contains instructions for students to conduct a survey about hand washing habits. Students are asked to make a tally chart to track how often their classmates report washing their hands in different situations, including after using the bathroom, sneezing/coughing, touching shared surfaces, playing with pets, and before eating. The document prompts students to analyze the results by counting the tallies in each category.

1. Name: Class:
Date:
2nd step: Make a tally chart to show the data.
When do you wash your hands?
WHEN TALLIES TOTAL
After using the
bathroom
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
After sneezing,
coughing or
blowing your
nose
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never

2. When do you wash your hands?
WHEN TALLIES TOTAL
After touching
things many
people touch
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
After playing or
playing with a
pet
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never

3. When do you wash your hands?
WHEN TALLIES TOTAL
Before preparing
food or eating
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
Answer to the questions:
• How many students always wash their hands after using
the bathroom?
• How many students usually wash their hands after
sneezing, coughing or blowing their noses?
• How many students sometimes wash their hands after
touching things many people touch?

4. • How many students never wash their hands after playing
or playing with a pet?
• How many students sometimes wash their hands before
preparing food or eating?