Students learn about the vulnerability of skin to solar radiation, and ways to protect it. They compare their skin to that of an orange, and measure the approximate amount of skin that each has. The lesson and accompanying PowerPoint can both be downloaded, and the student handout is provided in both English and Spanish.

Concepts

solar radiation, skin

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Additional Tags

how much skin do we have, layers of skin, structure of skin, bioed online: measuring and protecting skin

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)