Dressed to Protect

Ages: 5-8
Standards alignment: 1-LS1-1, K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2
Teaching time: 15 minutes

In this activity students will gain a better understanding of how animals keep safe from the Sun. They will also learn ways to protect themselves from the Sun, using human models that connect to animal Sun safety behaviors. The students will participate in a matching activity to pair animal Sun safety adaptations with human models of the adaptations. Student will then use animal Sun safety adaptations to dress a paper doll with Sun care clothing and accessories.