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Shining the Light on Skin

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Learners investigate the relationships between certain environmental factors and levels of exposure to sunlight. The variables of location, time of year, and day, and the weather which affect the intensity of the sun are explored in this lesson plan.

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environmental factors, the environment, hypotheses

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environmental factors, exposure, hypothesis, intensity, science
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4th - 6th
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Science
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