Living With Sunshine - Unit 1 - Activity Synopsis:
Setting The Stage
• 1.1 The Colors of Sunlight.
Students learn how invisible sunlight is transformed into a visible
rainbow. They also discuss how invisible light can cause damage to objects
and surfaces, including the skin.
Learning Activities
• 1.2 What Is Your Skin Type?
Using a simple tool and indicators such as hair color, eye color, and
skin tone, students classify individuals into one of four categories
based on the skin’s reaction to the sun. Students also learn that
the amount of sunlight they receive adds up over time.
• 1.3 Who Receives the Most Sunlight?
Students predict and compare differences in geography and climate of
selected cities in the United States. Students use indicators such as
number of sunny days, elevation, and latitude to rate cities by the
amount of sunlight they receive.
Wrapping It Up
• 1.4 Invisible Sunlight.
A poem summarizes what students have learned about the factors that
affect the amount of sunlight a region and its residents receive.
Assessing Student Learning, Unit 1
• 1.5 Sunlight and Your Skin.
Students use the vocabulary words found in this unit to write about
factors that affect how much sunlight they receive.
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Limiting Time In The Sun - Unit 2 - Activity Synopsis:
Setting the Stage
• 2.1 My Time Outdoors.
Students examine personal behaviors and other factors that affect the
amount of sunlight they receive. They distinguish between factors that
affect the amount of sunlight they receive and whether they can or cannot
control them.
Learning Activities
• 2.2 Survey the Shade.
Students learn about sources of shade and how the position of the sun
affects the amount of shade provided. They compare shade sources at
two time points: once during non-peak sun hours and once during peak
sun hours. Students use indicators such as size and type to rate the
quality and availability of shade at school.
Wrapping It Up
• 2.3 Limiting Your Time In the Sun Commercial.
A commercial summarizes the concepts learned in this unit including
limiting time in the sun, staying in the shade, avoiding peak sun hours,
and assessing quality of shade.
Assessing Student Learning, Unit 2
• 2.4 Sun Safety in Threes.
Students select words, in sets of three, that describe different sun
safety concepts they have learned in this unit.
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Wearing Cover-Up Clothes - Unit 3 - Activity Synopsis:
Setting the Stage
• 3.1 My Outdoor Clothes.
Students learn how to detect UV light and what types of clothing they
can wear to protect their skin and eyes from UV light.
Learning Activities
• 3.2 Can You Make Them More Sun Safe?
Students explore differences in the amount of sun protection that outfits
of various occupations provide. They also make recommendations for improving
the sun protection of each outfit.
Take-Home Assignment
• 3.3 My Sun-Safe Clothes.
Students inventory their sun-safe clothes, hats, and sunglasses. They
also graph the number of students who have each of these sun-safe items.
Wrapping It Up
• 3.4 The Cover-Up Story.
Students solve math problems to create a story about wearing cover-up
clothes for sun safety.
Assessing Student Learning, Unit 3
• 3.5 Sun Safe and Not Sun Safe.
Students make the child sun safe and write the names and opposites of
the sun-safe items they drew.
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Using Sunscreen - Unit 4 - Activity Synopsis:
Setting the Stage
• 4.1 My Days.
Students discuss their sunscreen and lip balm use to familiarize them
with individual practices. They also graph their patterns of use of
these products during different seasons.
Learning Activities
• 4.2 SPF Math.
Students compare the amount of protection sunscreen provides in selected
cities in the United States.
• 4.3 The Sunscreen Magazine.
Students develop a magazine about sunscreen lotion and lip balm based
on the 5 Ws of sunscreen. They use key words to write the feature articles
and advertisements.
Wrapping It Up
• 4.4 Sun-Safe Greeting Card.
Students create greeting cards with sun safety messages to teach others
about protecting the skin from the sun.
Assessing Student Learning
• 4.5 Sunscreen Scenarios.
Students read scenarios based on the 5Ws of sunscreen and answer questions
about making the situations more sun safe.
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