May 30th - How to detect Skin Cancer?

Goals for today:

• How can you detect and classify skin cancer?
• What are the three types of skin cancer?
• What is the "No Tanning Pledge?"

Link to videos on the - "No Tanning Pledge." - Melanoma Foundation of New England

ABCDEs of Skin Cancer- Click here for a link to the worksheet.

May 29th - What causes skin cancer?

Goals from today's class.

• Understand UV Rays - pros/cons 
• What is the cause of skin cancer? (See image below)
• Classify the different types of skin cancer.

Notes from today's class - Causes of Skin Cancer - Click here to access.

Here is a link to tonight's WebQuest on Skin Cancer Types.  Click here to access.

May 28th - Introduction to the Integumentary System...in simple terms your skin!

Here is a link to a web site we have set up for you to learn about your skin and the effects of UV Rays.  

Click here to access the web site.

We are fortunate to have Mrs. Erin VanWagenen a local doctor to help us out with some of the content.

Today we will be learning about the structure and function of our skin.

Click above to access the worksheet.

Here is the link to the homework webquest investigation EM Spectrum and UV Rays.

Here is the link to the FDA site.

Some cool facts to get us started:

• Skin is your largest organ in your body!
• Your skin accounts for 15% of your body weight!
• Over 50% of dust in your home is dead skin.....YUCK!
• Your skin has its own micro-biome...over 1,000 species of bacteria on it.
• It takes babies 6 months to develop their permanent skin tone.