Taking care of your skin now can go a long way in reducing your risks of skin damage, premature aging, and skin cancer down the road.
Identify a range of health benefits associated with using sunscreen; separate fact from myth about sunscreen.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify a range of health benefits associated with using sunscreen; separate fact from myth about sunscreen.
HEALTH ED STANDARDS
NHES 7: Practice health-enhancing behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks.
CASEL: Responsible decision-making
Lesson Plan: Sunscreen
Taking care of your skin now can go a long way in reducing your risks of skin damage, premature aging, and skin cancer down the road.
PREPARING TO READ
Before you read the article “Everything You Need to Know About Sunscreen,” ask your students the following pre-reading question:
What are the health benefits of using sunscreen?
READING AND DISCUSSION
BUILDING COMPREHENSION
Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:
EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES
Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:
In SUNSCREEN TO THE RESCUE, have students imagine sunscreen as a superhero with special powers that can protect them from sunburns and other health risks. For this activity, students can use art supplies to create a detailed drawing of their superhero that shows sunscreen’s powers; alternatively, they can create a comic strip that tells a story to show how sunscreen protects people. In both cases, encourage students to have fun while also making sure that their visual representation showcases what they learned about sunscreen.
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