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SunWise Program for schools |
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Educator resources |
Poster contest |
Based on the activities you choose, you will receive, free of charge, materials and tools to help you implement SunWise in your classroom or school.
SunWise Tool Kit
A Tool Kit containing cross-curricular classroom lessons and background information for K-8 learning levels is available to all SunWise Schools. The Tool Kit consists of a variety of fun, developmentally appropriate activities that combine education about sun protection and the environment with other aspects of learning.
Information for schools interested in promoting sun protection through infrastructure enhancements also is available in the Tool Kit. These materials feature suggestions on reaching out to schools and families with sun safety policies, forming community partnerships, making structural changes, and organizing sun safety events. The Kit also includes an index of other sun-protection resources and a UV-sensitive frisbee that turns purple when exposed to UV radiation. (See more information and sample activities.)
(Image provided courtesy of the Evansville Cancer Center)
SunWise Internet learning site and UV database
In order to make the best use of innovative educational and information-sharing technologies, EPA developed an Internet learning site as part of its main SunWise Program Web site. Students and teachers can use the site to:
- Search for the UV Index in their community using a ZIP-code searchable UV Index database.
- Submit daily UV Index values and measurements of UV radiation, weather conditions, and associated sun-protection practices.
- Get reports of UV Index and UV intensity measurements.
- Participate in online, interactive educational activities.
- Locate additional resources on sun protection, health, and the environment.
SunWise video
SunWise: A Sun Safety Program for K-8 is a video designed for teachers, school nurses, parents, and school administrators who would like to learn more about the easy-to-use SunWise program. The video describes the SunWise program by:
- using classroom footage and interviews
- outlining sun safe behaviors to prevent long-term illness
- illustrating the historical context in which Americans developed risky sun behaviors
You can view the video on your computer.
The video also is available in Spanish and with closed captions for the hearing impaired. Contact us for further informaton.
Additionally, see our videos developed in conjunction with The Weather Channel: