Resources for Educators
Supplementary Lessons
More Videos
- "Dear 16-year-old me"
(a melanoma awareness video produced by the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund in Canada) - "An audio announcement" from Paul Gross WDIV-TV Meteorologist
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| Grades | Introductory Lesson | Speaker Notes |
|---|---|---|
| K-2 | Slide Show (PowerPoint) (43 slides, 9.0MB) | Notes (PDF) (43pp, 2.1MB) |
| 3-5 | Slide Show (PowerPoint) (34 slides, 8.4 MB) | Notes (PDF) (34 pp, 1.8MB) |
| 6-8 | Slide Show (PowerPoint) (34 slides, 12.7 MB) | Notes (PDF) (34 pp, 1.7MB) |
Supporting Files for SunWise Lessons (These videos do not have captions)
- Video: SunWise Sun Safety Program, part 1 (WMV) (Windows video format, 6.9 minutes, 75 MB) This video corresponds to slide 8 of the SunWise 6-8 Introductory Lesson (PowerPoint) listed above. The video presents an overview of sun safety and the SunWise program.
- Video: Harmful UV Radiation (WMV) (Windows video format, 2.1 minutes, 4.7 MB) This video corresponds to slide 11 of the SunWise 6-8 Introductory Lesson (PowerPoint) listed above. The video further describes UV radiation and its impact.
Movies
| Real Player | Windows Media Player | Quicktime | Transcript | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dangers of Skin Cancer | ||||
| 56K Modem | (RM, 5.2MB) | (WMV, 2.8MB) | (MOV, 0.6MB) | HTML, 7KB |
| Broadband | (RM, 9.2MB) | (WMV, 16.4MB) | (MOV, 5.1MB) | |
| UV Index and Sunscreen, How to Protect Yourself | ||||
| 56K Modem | (RM, 5.1MB) | (WMV, 2.7MB) | (MOV, 0.6MB) | HTML, 7KB |
| Broadband | (RM, 9.0MB) | (WMV, 16.2MB) | (MOV, 4.8MB) | |
| Be SunWise with Children - Cover Up! | ||||
| 56K Modem | (RM, 5.7MB) | (WMV, 3.0MB) | (MOV, 0.7MB) | HTML, 7KB |
| Broadband | (RM, 9.9MB) | (WMV, 18.0MB) | (MOV, 5.4MB) | |
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Sun Safety (A Collaboration of the EPA, SHADE, and WeatherBug)
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| (WMV, 3.3MB) | (MOV, 12.6MB) | |||
| Ozone Depletion, Science and Response | ||||
| Health Effects of UV Radiation | ||||
| Urban Heat Island Effect | ||||
Activity Ideas for Teachers
Adopt the following ideas for your grade level.
Tell a SunWise story...
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Using sun foolish and sun safe pictures that you get from age appropriate magazines and books. - In lower grades, use pictures from the SunWise storybook or activity book to tell a story. (Get them from our publications Web page).
- Look at the way these girls [boys] are dressed to go outside to play.
- What have they done to be sun safe? Do you see any sun foolish actions? What do you do to be sun safe?
- Write an advertisement for the local/school newspaper about being sun safe.
- Draw a picture of you being sun safe.
Use the SunWise fact sheets as warm-up (reading) exercises.
Use the newspaper as a "scavenger hunt" for SunWise related items:
- The UV index readings
- Advertisements for sunscreen/hats/umbrellas/trees
- Examples/pictures of sun safe and sun foolish behaviors
Student Service Learning / Family Involvement / PTA
- Organize activities that involve high school students and the community
- Building shade structures on outside play areas
- Planting trees for shade
- Awareness campaigns for outside activities (recreation centers, sports teams, pools)
Educate through Celebration
- Don't Fry Day
- UV Safety Month