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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students describe the four functions of the skin. ( Protection, Maintenance of body temperature, Excretion and Perception of stimuli.) Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students locate different types of nerve receptors in their skin by using pencils and/or bamboo skewers. Lesson is recommended for K+, but would better serve 3+ due to the nature of the experiment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students recognize that people have many different types of skin color. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore a variety of factors that affect the health of the bone, muscle, and skin systems. Healthy lifestyle recommendations which include behaviors over which we have control are explored in this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students wrap onion skins, cloth, small leaves, and rubber bands around raw eggs and boil the eggs to create "Onion Skin" egg designs in this quick Art activity that could be used in the early-elementary classroom prior to Easter time. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students study Fort Vancouver. They discuss trading and what is meant by "a skin for a skin." They complete math story problems that represent possible trading scenarios. They explore the Chinook Jargon trade language. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore ways to prevent skin cancer. Using activities, students explore suggestions on protecting skin. Students report their findings to the class. They discuss events in their personal lives and changes they should make to protect their skin. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concepts of area and perimeter. The lesson uses a legend to create a context for the proposed word problem. They use the skill of estimation in order to create an ox skin that is found in the story. This can become a creative project with using construction paper to recreate the ox. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore how the sun affects skin. They examine causes of skin cancer and its complications. Students observe a video on skin cancer. They research skin safety. Students create posters and design games on sun safety. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students read the novel, In the Castle of My Skin, by George Lamming. They also listen to the song and lyrics of Bob Marley's song War. They examine the ethnicity and skin color as it applies to the novel. Full Review »

