Soapy experiment: benefits of washing your hands

American pre-kindergarten teacher demonstrates to her pupils why they need to wash their hands with soap using a pepper and water experiment

SHOWS: MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 10, 2020) (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (AMANDA LORENZO - MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY AMANDA LORENZO) 1.

PLATE WITH WATER AND PEPPER ON SURFACE OF WATER AND AMANDA LORENZO SAYING OFF CAMERA (English): "HEY, ISA!

DIP YOU FINGER INSIDE THE VIRUS WATER.

OK?" / GIRL DIPPING HER FINGER IN PLATE WITH WATER AND PEPPER AND LORENZO SAYING OFF CAMERA (English): "DID THE VIRUS MOVE AT ALL?

DID ANY OF THE PEPPER FLAKES MOVE?

NO, RIGHT?

NOW ISA, TAKE OUT YOUR FINGER.

DO YOU SEE ANY VIRUS (ANY PEPPER) ON YOUR FINGER?

YES!

OK, WE DON'T WANT A VIRUS ON OUR FINGERS, RIGHT?

YOU GUYS?

SO, ISA, CAN I ASK YOU TO DIP YOUR FINGER IN SOAP AND CLEAN YOUR FINGER?" / GIRL DIPPING HER FINGER IN PLATE WITH SOAP, GIRL CLEANING HER FINGER AND LORENZO SAYING OFF CAMERA (English): "ISA!

DOES YOUR FINGER HAVE SOAP ON IT?

OK!

NOW CAN YOU DIP YOUR FINGER BACK IN A VIRUS?" / GIRL DIPPING HER FINGER IN PLATE WITH WATER, PEPPER SCATTERING AWAY FROM FINGER / LORENZO SAYING OFF CAMERA (English): "DO YOU SEE THAT?

YOU GUYS SAW THAT?

DO YOU SEE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO WASH YOUR HANDS?" STORY: A pre-kindergarten teacher, Amanda Lorenzo in Miami, Florida, showed to her pupils the importance of hand-washing using an experiment with water, pepper and soap.

Lorenzo filmed and posted the video online on Tuesday (March 10) to remind people to wash their hands with soap, especially during the coronavirus outbreak.

(Production: Oleksandr Ieltsov)