Our bodies can produce up to three liters of sweat per hour. But why do we sweat and exactly how does the biological process work? This video covers a few topics of science about being outside in the heat, explains ways to cool down in the heat, and how a sunburn is a literal burn from radiation.

Concepts

the human body, sunburn, radiation, dna

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members bring in the sunscreen they have at home to compare the active ingredients and spf

Classroom Considerations

• Requires no prior knowledge
• Video best fits when it is hot outside, so the material is timely

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Includes closed captioning for ease of note taking
• Provides clear, easy-to-understand graphics

Cons

• None