Biologycancer1

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Lesson Overview

Briefly describe the lesson here. this is an overview of what cancer is and is not.

take a brief tour of cancer rates around the globe. focus on exposure to UV rays.

Goals and Objectives

discover the effects of prolonged sun exposure to skin cells.

Common Misconceptions only people that get sunburned are at risk of skin cancer.

'dark skin' people don't get skin cancer.

skin cancer can be from applying to much mosquito repellant.

The Lesson

http://teachercenter.insidecancer.org/p/81

During class

short discussion to cancer and cell division Time required 10 min.

Student Handouts for the Lesson Plan students write a paragraph about cancer...what it is and what it's not

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