Curriculum
The Project S.A.F.E.T.Y. CD-ROM curriculum is divided into three lessons that meet science and health curriculum goals for grades 4-12.
The CD-ROM is menu-driven, with access to the following features:
- Animated graphics
- Streaming video
- Three discrete lessons
- Optional activities
- Extensive glossary
View Clips from our CD-ROM
NOTE: Best viewed on a PC with Internet Explorer 6.0 and the latest version of Windows Media Player
The 85-page Teacher’s Guide complements the CD-ROM, and contains:
- Lesson outlines and objectives
- Expanded activities appropriate for elementary, middle or high school grade levels
- Handouts designed for easy duplication
- A glossary
- Lesson content correlations with national and state standards
Correlations with Education Standards
The Teacher’s Guide correlates lesson content with the following national and state standards for health and science:
- National Health Education Standards
- National Science Education Standards
- Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Objectives for Science
- Texas Education Agency’s Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) requirements for health and science
Impact
Pre- and post-test results analysis conducted in 2002 demonstrated positive attitude and behavioral changes toward sun safety.
"Project S.A.F.E.T.Y. has been a huge success for my students and me. We live in the sunbelt and are part of a culture that still admires 'sun-tanned' skin...The 'ABCD' interactive activity was very effective in showing the many 'faces' of melanoma... Most students went from, 'I never wear sunscreen' to, 'I'll never step outside without wearing sunscreen!'"
-Emma Lovering-Hintze, Science Educator, Irons Jr. High School, Lubbock, TX
The interactive CD is available in PC and Mac formats.
PC Requirements (Windows 98/2000 compatible)
- Minimum requirements: Pentium, 300 MHZ, 64 RAM, CD-ROM, 800 x 600 screen resolution, High Color (16-bit)
- Suggested requirements: Pentium II or higher, 400 MHZ, 128 RAM, CD-ROM, 800 x 600 screen resolution, True Color (32-bit)
Macintosh requirements (OS9 compatible)
- Minimum requirements: iMAC, 266 MHZ, 128 RAM, CD-ROM, 800 x 600 screen resolution, Thousands of colors
- Suggested requirements: G3/G4, 266 MHZ, 256 RAM, CD-ROM, 800 x 600 screen resolution, Millions of colors
The CD may be viewed via an overhead computer projection unit or a large computer screen.
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