The Nose Has a Job: teacher key

Boogers and Snot, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Your nose makes snot, and snot has a job to do. Find out how it keeps dust and germs out, and what to do about boogers.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is snot also called?
   • Mucus (answer)
   • Pollen
   • Soap
2. What stops dirt first?
   • Tiny hairs in the nostrils (answer)
   • A shoe
   • The lungs
3. What is a booger?
   • A wet cloud
   • Dry snot with dust in it (answer)
   • A tiny hair
4. Why is a tissue better than a finger?
   • It is cold
   • Boogers have lots of germs (answer)
   • It is red
5. What do you do last?
   • Wash your hands (answer)
   • Run a mile
   • Eat a pear

Words

• mucus: nose slime
• tissue: nose wipe paper
• pollen: flower dust
• germs: sick-making bugs