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Lesson Plan Sun Safety

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on sun safety, emphasizing the benefits and dangers of sunlight, particularly UV light. Students will engage in activities to understand how to protect their eyes from sun damage by designing sunglasses or sun hats and creating advertisements for them. Key concepts include the effects of UV light, the function of the eye, and the importance of sun protection.

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Lesson Plan Sun Safety

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on sun safety, emphasizing the benefits and dangers of sunlight, particularly UV light. Students will engage in activities to understand how to protect their eyes from sun damage by designing sunglasses or sun hats and creating advertisements for them. Key concepts include the effects of UV light, the function of the eye, and the importance of sun protection.

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Light: Sun Safety

Aim: Success Criteria: Resources:


To recognise that light from the sun can I can explain the benefits and dangers of Lesson Pack
be dangerous and that there are ways the sun.
A mirror per child
to protect our eyes by designing and
I can explain about UV light and its
advertising a pair of sunglasses or a sun Coloured paper and card
dangers.
hat.
Colouring pens or pencils
I can describe ways to protect our eyes
I know that light from the sun can be
from the sun.
dangerous and that there are ways we
can protect our eyes. Key/New Words: Preparation:
Light, sun, beneficial, dangerous, glare, ‘Hero’ and ‘Villain’ Signs placed on
bright, damage, UV light, UV rating, visible opposite sides of the classroom
spectrum, pupil, retina, protect, direct,
Sun Safety Design Activity Sheet - 1 per
sunglasses, hat, brim.
child
Sun Safety Advert Activity Sheet - 1 per
child

Prior Learning: Children will have learned about light sources in lesson 1.

Learning Sequence
The Sun: Hero or Villain? Ask the children to stand while reading the statements about the sun on
the Lesson Presentation. Children sort the statements according to whether they are beneficial or
dangerous by moving around the classroom to stand under either the ‘Hero’ sign or the ‘Villain’ sign.
Address any misconceptions or interesting issues when discussing children’s ideas.

UV Light: Use the Lesson Presentation to discuss UV light. Explain what it is and its effects.

‘Seeing’ UV Light: Children work in groups to set up a simple investigation into the effects of UV light.
They should place card shapes onto coloured paper, then position the paper in sunlight for a week. When
they come back to it, the paper around the shapes will have lightened, showing the effects of UV.

The Eye: Explain the function of the pupil and the retina using the Lesson Presentation. Ask children to
look at their pupil in a mirror, then to close their eyes for 30 seconds. They should then open their eyes
to see that the light quickly makes their pupil smaller.

Damage: Discuss the damaging effect of bright lights. Emphasise the importance of never looking directly
at the sun, or other bright lights.

Protecting Your Eyes: Ask children how they think we can protect our eyes from damage from the Sun.
Explain ways to keep our eyes safe using the Lesson Presentation.

Design Your Own: The children should use their knowledge of the Sun and ways to protect our eyes to
design a pair of sunglasses or a sun hat using the Sun Safety Design Activity Sheet. Once they have
drawn their sun protection item, they then create an advert for it using the differentiated Sun Safety
Advert Activity Sheet, explaining the harmful effects of the sun and how their sunglasses or sun hat
protect against them.
Look for children who can communicate their understanding of the dangers of the sun and ways to
protect our eyes.

Children create a Children create a Children create an


poster using the poster. information leaflet.
writing frame and
prompts.

Taskit
Makeit: Can you make a poster to explain to people how to be safe in the sun? Explain why the sun is dangerous and what you
can do to protect yourself.
Checkit: If you have sunglasses at home, check their UV rating to make sure they will protect your eyes properly.
Craftit: Make a paper plate sun using the instructions Paper Plate Sun Craft Instructions. Why not add some facts about the sun,
or ways to stay safe in the sun on the back?

Science | Year 3 | Light | Sun Safety | Lesson 4

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