Unit Planning in Technology: Sunsafe - Beating Skin Cancer
Links to other parts of the new Curriculum
Mathematics and Statistics
- N&A Level 4,5 – adjusting formularies when preparing and modifying lip balm and sun blocks using simple ratios
- G&M Level 4 – measuring out chemicals, measuring material
English
- L,R,V (P&S) and S,W,P (P&S) Level 4 – verbal description and justification of materials chosen and modifications made and a written report on how well the prototype addressed the perceived problem, need and opportunity.
Science
- NS ( US, IS, Cs, P&C ), LW PW, MW Level 4
- LW,MW Level 5
Please see accompanying sheet for specific explanations of science links
Health and Physical Education
- PH&PD (SM ),HC&E ( SA&V, RR&L ) Level 4
- PH&PD (SM ),HC&E ( SA&V, CR, P&E ) Level 5 – management of skin cancer risks (wrt SPF choices, clothes, shade) on a personal and community level
Resources
Download all worksheets for this unit (.zip archive, 168Kb)
Websites and societies:
- Wikipedia – Monoclonal Antibodies
- www.sunsmartschools.co.nz
- www.aromaticsandmore.com
- National Cancer Institute of the USA
- Marlborough Cancer Society – A variety of pamphlets and posters
- Dr Carl Albrecht – Cancer Society of South Africa
Literature:
- New Scientist Magazine:
- 3/7/04 p40
- 7/5/05 p40 Going for Go
- 19/11/0
- 20/1/07
- 24/2/07 p42
- 3/3/07 Nothing is Whiter than this Beetle
- 10/3/07 p17
- 31/3/07
- 4/4/07 p42 Switched On...RNA Interference ....Nobel Prize 2006
- 12/5/07 p8 Energenic Delivery Vehicle
- 14/ 6/07 Monoclonal Antibodies
- 14/7/07 Nanoparticles that Cancer cells just can't Exist
- 21/7/07 Scorpion Toxin Lights up Tumours
- 30/7/07 Beware the A R
- 12/1 08 p34 Filthy Healthy
- CD's Super Glue and Salsa Series 2 How everyday Products are made – K.Witman, K. Kalasky, N. Schlager
- Invisible Miracles – Gull Laboratories USANA
Videos:
- A Journey Insidethe Cell, a variety of YouTube videos on mitosis.
- Steve Irwin's last adventure on using the world's most dangerous organisms to make new medicines.
