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\nTeachEngineering: Using Nanoparticles to Detect, Treat and Protect from Skin Cancer\n

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\nYoung scientists take on the role of biomedical engineers as they accept the challenge of using nanoparticles to help detect, treat, and protect people from skin cancer. Researchers perform hands-on activities to become familiar with the...\n
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\nKidsHealth in the Classroom: Health Problems Series Grades 6-8\n

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\nThe KidsHealth in the Classroom: Health Problems Series, designed to address the CASEL competencies, focuses on helping middle schoolers understand what can happen when the body doesn’t function properly. The 18 lessons cover three...\n
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\nKidsHealth in the Classroom: Health Problems Series Grades 9-12\n

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\nThe KidsHealth in the Classroom: Health Problems Series for high schoolers is divided into 18 lessons that examine alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; emotional and behavioral health; infectious diseases; and conditions such as diabetes,...\n
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\nThe Human Immune System\n

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\nIt's virus-fighting time! The three lessons in the Human Immune system unit module teach young scientists how viruses attack and reproduce and how the immune system protects the body. Pupils first identify unfamiliar terms and tissues...\n
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\nKidsHealth in the Classroom: Personal Health Grades K-2\n

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\n21 lessons make up a personal health series for kindergarten through second-grade learners. Topics covered include fitness and fun (e.g. fitness, safe and healthy summer, screen time, and sportsmanship), hygiene (e.g. germs and head...\n
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\nVaccine Makers Project: High School Lessons\n

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\nFour units make up the Vaccine Makers Project. The Human Immune System unit module, the first in the curriculum set, teaches young scientists how viruses attack and reproduce and how the immune system works to protect the body. The...\n
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\nHow the Body Works—Skin\n

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\nTake an elevator down under the surface of the skin! Animations show that new skin cells are formed and the old ones are shed in the epidermis, how melanin provides color and nerves and blood vessels reside in the dermis, and what the...\n
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\nThe Science of Skin\n

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\nAlmost one fifth of your weight is in your skin, but why does it weigh so much? Viewers learn about the integumentary system and the many functions it performs constantly to keep them safe. Then, they answer multiple choice and...\n
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\nWhat is Skin For?\n

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\nSmooth or scaly, skin is sensational! Besides keeping us from being gooey, what does it do? Pupils embark on an integumentary investigation with a short video about skin. Topics include the special features of skin cells, how skin...\n
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\nHow We Get Our Skin Color\n

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\nIs our skin color determined only by genetics? Explore skin science through a video and related interactive. Young biologists discover the cells of the epidermis, how melanin is made, and the factors that influence the outward appearance...\n
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\nSkin Cancer Investigation: A Multi-Component Project\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nSkin care is a topic often overlooked in the health curriculum. This should not be the case because most types of skin cancer can be prevented, or if detected early enough, can be successfully treated. So take the time to teach your...\n
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\nZebrafish and Skin Color\n

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\nYou may not know if that zebrafish in your fish tank is a model citizen—but it is definitely a model organism! What can we learn about ourselves from a tiny zebrafish? Discover more about the polygenic trait of skin color through a...\n
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\nHuman Skin Color: Evidence for Selection\n

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\nSkin color is controlled by at least six genes. Young scientists learn about skin colors through a documentary. They discuss the topics of pigment, natural selection, and vitamin D absorption. They apply their knowledge to higher order...\n
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\nSkin and the Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation\n

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\nThough UV radiation can damage skin, it isn't all bad. The third installment in a six-part series allows the class to study the structure and function of skin. They learn about the different types of skin cancer and the SPF rating...\n
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\nHow We Get Our Skin Color Interactive\n

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\nI can see your epidermis. A short video shows how we get our skin color. It explains how melanocyte cells in the epidermis produce melanin, and that the type and amount of melanin controls skin color. \n
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\nSkin Color Interactive Video: The Biology of Skin Color\n

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\nIt's all just skin deep. An anthropologist explains in a video how she used UV radiation data from NASA to come up with a theory on how human skin color has evolved over time. The skin has to be dark enough to block harmful UV radiation,...\n
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\nThe Integumentary System – Skin Deep (Part 1)\n

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\nEvery minute, your skin sheds more than 30,000 dead skin cells. The sixth video of 47 teaches pupils about the three layers of skin, their composition, and different cell types. It takes a trip through the layers to help individuals...\n
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\nThe Integumentary System – Skin Deeper (Part 2)\n

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\nThe thinnest skin on your body is found on your eyelids, and the thickest is found on the soles of your feet. This seventh video in a series of 47 explores how the integumentary system protects people and also helps them interact with...\n
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\nSkin: The Behavior and Health Connection\n

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\nStudents explore how personal behavior can affect health, especially the health of your skin. They become better aware of how their personal behavior and the environment can have a considerable impact on their health in general. Students...\n
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\nWhy are there so many different skin colors? Check out the science and the anthropological theories used to explain the rich palette of human skin colors as presented in the short video.\n
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\nSkin Shield - Explore the Body’s First Line of Defense Against Pathogens\n

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\nMake pathogens and the body's defense systems come alive for young biologists in a hands-on activity. Investigators model the skin's protection against infection by observing and comparing changes in a punctured tomato and an intact...\n
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\nAssessing Skin Sensitivity—Touch Discrimination\n

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\nHow do we distinguish between the number of things touching our skin? Scholars explore an interesting lesson through an experiment. They learn that there must be an unstimulated sensory unit between two touches to distinguish them. They...\n
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\nHow to Make Electronic Skin with Stanford's Zhenan Bao\n

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\nHow many scientists does it take to make electronic skin? No, it's not a riddle! See a breakthrough in nanotechnology, courtesy of a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions series. You'll hear the project leader, plus...\n
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