SciShow
3 Ways Your Sun Protection Can Backfire
People have a lot of ideas about how they can protect themselves from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation, but many of those ideas just don’t hold up, and some make things worse!
Barcroft Media
My Albino Children: Black Brazilian Family Have Three White-Skinned Children
When Rosamere Fernanda de Andrade first held her newborn baby she assumed there had been a mix up. Rosamere and ex-husband, Joao, are both black - but their daughter, Ruth, had white skin, blonde hair and blue eyes. But it was no mistake...
Institute of Human Anatomy
How Skin Color Works
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discuss the anatomy of skin pigmentation, and how it can vary across the body.
TED Talks
Richard Weller: Could the sun be good for your heart?
Our bodies get Vitamin D from the sun, but as dermatologist Richard Weller suggests, sunlight may confer another surprising benefit too. New research by his team shows that nitric oxide, a chemical transmitter stored in huge reserves in...
Curated Video
Protecting Your Skin: Understanding Sunburn and Melanoma Risk
This video explains the importance of protecting your skin from the sun to prevent sunburn and reduce the risk of developing melanoma, a type of skin cancer. It emphasizes the simple steps of wearing sunscreen, and a cap, and seeking...
Healthcare Triage
Sunscreen Works, If You Use it Right
When I was a kid, I remember people talking about putting on suntan lotion to help them absorb the sun's rays. Those days are over. Too much sun can be terrible for you. Besides the fact that it significantly increases the risk of skin...
Seeker
Could Increasing the Melanin In Your Skin Protect You From Cancer?
Researchers are looking into the effects of raising melanin levels in skin to prevent melanoma. Here’s what you need to know. Two-Thirds of All Cancers Are Caused by One Thing: Your DNA - https://youtu.be/ZZUk0gF_-T4 Read More: Mammalian...
Curated Video
NASA Actually Helped Save The World — Here's How
NASA literally saved us from a planet-wide apocalypse in the 1980's. If they hadn't noticed a huge problem in our atmosphere, life on Earth would have collapsed by the year 2065. Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech:...
FuseSchool
What Is The Hole In The Ozone - Part 2
Learn some more about the hole in the ozone, as a part of environmental chemistry. The hole in the ozone layer has become thinner, mainly due to CFC’s. CFCs are inert stable molecules and were once the wonder chemical. They were...
Curated Video
What Is The Hole In The Ozone - Part 2 | Environmental Chemistry | Chemistry | FuseSchool
Learn some more about the hole in the ozone, as a part of environmental chemistry. The hole in the ozone layer has become thinner, mainly due to CFC’s. CFCs are inert stable molecules and were once the wonder chemical. They were...
Curated Video
Why Does Food Matter For Mental Health? Discover The Relationship Between Nutrition And Mood
In a previous video I talk about the Mediterranean diet and how it has been shown in studies to improve depression. In this video I discuss why healthy food helps your brain. It has to do with oxidative stress. There’s different types of...
Nemours KidsHealth
Skin Cancer: Grades 9-12
Lather up! That's the takeaway from two activities that focus on skin cancer. To begin, class members read articles to gather information about sun exposure, tanning, and skin cancer. They use this information to design a pamphlet to...
Nemours KidsHealth
Skin Cancer: Grades 6-8
Do we really need sunscreen? What are the risks of tanning? Learners explore these questions through a series of informational texts and engaging, hands-on activities.
Curated OER
Here Comes the Sun!
Students explore the damaging effects of exposure to the sun, warning signs of skin cancer, and sun damage prevention. They work in small groups, create interesting, attractive and informative documents based on their group's research
Be Smart
Why is the Sky Any Color?
Skin, the toughest part of the body, provides each person with multiple layers of protection from the outside world. Assist young scientists as they view the video segment and learn the differences in melanin production, leading to...
Curated OER
Biology: Sun, Skin and Cancer
Students identify basic components of skin on a cross sectional diagram. They provide a basic description of cancer in terms of cell biology. Students explore the ABCD of skin cancer/mole evaluation and perform their own evaluation of...
Curated OER
Sun and Skin
Students work in small groups researching different aspects of the sun and skin. The groups summarize and answer questions about the material in a presentation to the class.
Curated OER
Sun Safety
Students discuss how to protect oneself from the sun. In this sun safety lesson, students explore the movement of the sun throughout the day by tracing their shadows periodically using outdoor chalk. Students discuss how the shorter...
Curated OER
UV Rays
Fourth graders study the effects of UV rays and practice finding the UV index for where they live. In this health lesson, 4th graders listen to a lecture about ultraviolet rays, then find the UV index in their area and write a story...
Curated OER
UV Rays, sunscreen effectiveness
Students identify and define that invisible UV rays can be harmful. Then they explore the effects of UV radiation on objects that react UV rays and what products are most effective in blocking UV rays. Students also make predictions...
Curated OER
The Sun Safety Activity Guide
Students examine the sun safety guide. They identify the dangers of getting too much sun and not protecting themselves. They participate in hands-on activities to finish the instructional activity.
Curated OER
It's a bright and beautiful day...Protect Yourself!
Students investigate the cause and effect of skin cancer. They complete worksheets, view presentations and discuss the various types of ultraviolet rays and their impact on human health.
Curated OER
Health Education: An Integrated Approach
Second graders advocate to others the dangers associated with excessive sun exposure. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders participate in an experiment in order to identify methods for protecting themselves from the sun.
Curated OER
Sensing Energy: Designing to Stay Cool
Students examine the energy the sun produces on a daily basis. In groups, they discover the properties of visible and invisible light. They also adjust the exposure time to change the properties of various objects. To end the lesson,...