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- 2nd - 6th
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Students identify various species of anurans by their skin coloration. They describe how coloration contributes to survival. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students see that all skin is composed of four substances and has colors in it, brown, yellow, white, and red. These colors have special names. This lesson provides hands-on activities that demonstrate why we have different skin colors. 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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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students recognize that people have many different types of skin color. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students make a model of a polar bear and discuss why fur/skin color is important. They also perform a simple experiment using black and white socks to determine how color affects temperature. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the factors that control variation in human skin color. They discuss how natural selection and adaptation contribute to changing skin colors. They identify the effect of skin color on society as well. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore factors that control variation in human skin color and the implications of this information for human society. They understand that skin color is no longer considered a credible scientific standard by which to classify people into different races. 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 »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the herpetiles' ability to change skin color. They discuss what causes the skin color to . Students explore the ability to change skin color through an art project. Full Review »
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