Sunburn, Sunscreen, and Cancer

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Sunburn, Sunscreen, and Cancer

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This lesson will increase student awareness of the effects of unprotected sun exposure, both long term in the case of skin cancer and premature aging of the skin, and short term in the case of first- and second-degree burns. Students will make the connection between exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation and the mutation of skin cells into cancer.

Education Levels:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Biology, Environmental Health

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Keywords:

Tanning, Cells, Sunscreen, Ultraviolet rays, Sunburn, Skin cancer, Melanoma, Sun safety, Radiation

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers

Publisher:

Science NetLinks

Is Part Of:

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Science

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Benchmarks for Science Literacy (1993)

6. THE HUMAN ORGANISM

E. Physical Health

6E (9-12) #3 New medical techniques, efficient health care delivery systems, improved sanitation, and a fuller understanding of the nature of disease give today's human beings a better chance of staying healthy than their forebears had. Conditions now are very different from the conditions in which the species evolved. But some of the differences may not be good for human health.

Conforms To

Benchmarks for Science Literacy (1993)

5. THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT

C. Cells

5C (9-12) #6 Gene mutation in a cell can result in uncontrolled cell division, called cancer. Exposure of cells to certain chemicals and radiation increases mutations and thus increases the chance of cancer.

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