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
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A Tool Kit containing cross-curricular classroom lessons and
background information for K-8 learning levels is available to all
SunWise Partner 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.
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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:
- Report and interpret daily measurements of UV radiation, weather
conditions, and information regarding sun-protection practices.
- Search for the UV Index in their community using a Zip-code searchable
UV Index database.
- Chart, graph, and map UV measurements.
- Participate in online, interactive educational activities.
- Locate additional resources on sun protection, health, and the environment.
Once schools register, teachers will receive secure IDs for entering
daily UV data on the Internet Learning Site.
SunWise Video
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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
Videos in Spanish and closed captioned for the hearing impaired
are also available.
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