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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students examine how to protect themselves from the dangers of the sun and how to prevent skin cancer. They identify protective clothing, and complete various worksheets. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work in small groups researching different aspects of the sun and skin. The groups summarize and answer questions about the material in a presentation to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare the perceived and actual risks of getting skin cancer, while looking at ways to minimize these risks. They may have very little grasp of the severity of the threat of skin cancer or be unaware of the increase in the incidence of melanoma since the early 1900s. Students conduct scientific investigations, they perform indoor and outdoor experiments that demonstrate the usefulness of different sunscreens for blocking ultraviolet light. 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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- 7th - 11th
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Students explore the importance of sun safety in relationship to skin cancer prevention. They test the effectiveness of various sunscreens and administer and analyze a simple survey to their peers. In adddition, they implement a public service campaign designed to increase student use of sunscreen and sun safety awareness. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of skin cancer and its relation to using tanning beds that expose people to artificial ultraviolet rays. They research the effects and look for ways to prevent the onset of skin cancer from the information obtained. They compose public service announcements with the results of the research to discourage the use of tanning beds. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students identify basic components of skin on a cross sectional diagram. They provide a basic description of cancer in terms of cell biology. Students explore the ABCD of skin cancer/mole evaluation and perform their own evaluation of "test moles." They name the three kinds of skin cancer and describe where in the skin they originate. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students, through role play and the internet, recognize appropriate measures to fight against skin cancers in the future. They exhibit responsible healthy choices as they play a role playing game. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 12th
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Students participate in a class discussion about skin cancer, its causes, and its prevention. In groups, they brainstorm words associated with the causes and prevention of skin cancer. They develop slogans for cancer awareness and create a poster illustrating ways to prevent cancer. Full Review »
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