Protect the Skin You’re Inby Jeffrey T. Bradley, Ann Arbor Skyline High School, Health& Medicine MagnetIn collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionwww.SkylineHealthMedicine.comSummaryThis lesson is designed to explore the importance of sun safety in relationship to skin cancer prevention. Students will begin with an inquiry based lab regarding sunscreen effectiveness. After analyzing the relationship between lab results and common student practices regarding sun screen use, students will administer and analyze a simple survey to their peers. This lesson will culminate with students developingand implementing a public service campaign designed to increase student use of sunscreen and sun safety awareness. In order for these activities to be most effective, the students should have prior knowledge of skin cancer. (If a lesson plan addressing skin cancer is needed, an educational module is available at http://www.cdc.gov/EXCITE/skincancer/mod10.htm).Learning Outcomes• The student will design and implement a lab to test the effectiveness of sunscreen using the scientific method.• The student will analyze the results of the lab and draw a conclusion on variables that might impact the effectiveness of various sunscreen products.• The student will implement and analyze a sun safety survey regarding awareness of this topic in grades 9-12.• The student will be able to explain the benefit of sunscreen use and other sun safety mechanisms by designing a public service campaign.
Protect the Skin You’re In by Jeffrey T. Bradley, Ann Arbor Skyline High School, Health& Medicine Magnet In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.SkylineHealthMedicine.com Summary This lesson is designed to explore the importance of sun safety in relationship to skin cancer prevention. Students will begin with an inquiry based lab regarding sunscreen effectiveness. After analyzing the relationship between lab results and common student practices regarding sun screen use, students will administer and analyze a simple survey to their peers. This lesson will culminate with students developing and implementing a public service campaign designed to increase student use of sunscreen and sun safety awareness. In order for these activities to be most effective, the students should have prior knowledge of skin cancer. (If a lesson plan addressing skin cancer is needed, an educational module is available at http://www.cdc.gov/EXCITE/skincancer/mod10.htm). Learning Outcomes • The student will design and implement a lab to test the effectiveness of sunscreen using the scientific method. • The student will analyze the results of the lab and draw a conclusion on variables that might impact the effectiveness of various sunscreen products. • The student will implement and analyze a sun safety survey regarding awareness of this topic in grades 9-12. • The student will be able to explain the benefit of sunscreen use and other sun safety mechanisms by designing a public service campaign.