Year 3 – 4 | UV Advert Analysis

Protecting My Skin full resource download  |  Concept 1: The sun and our skin download

Background

This lesson provides a valuable learning tool for Health and English lessons and promoting valuable SunSmart messages.
When critically analysing and exploring the hidden SunSmart messages in the UV advert, it is linked to many key curriculum
outcomes. It supports health literacy growth and develops important healthy lifestyle choices.

Key messages

• UV and heat are different. It is not only when it is hot that we need sun protection. The UV Index can be 3 or above when
  it is cool and cloudy too.
• Skin damage is caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, not temperature. A cool or overcast day can have similar UV levels
  to a warm, sunny day.
• There are 5 strategies to protect your skin from the sun: Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide.
• UV radiation can bounce and reflect off surfaces, so it is important to use a combination of sun protection strategies.
• SPF50 or SPF50+ broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen offers the best protection because it protects the skin
  from both UVA and UVB radiation. Apply sunscreen generously and reapply every 2 hours, layer it and do not rub it in.

Resources

• When the UV hits 3 or above you need to be SunSmart
• How to read the daily UV forecast
• Today the UV Index will be 3 or above between
• Activity sheet: UV Advert Clips Template

Instructions

1. Distribute the pre-cut advert clips to students in pairs.
2. Students unjumble and order the clips for later reflection. Note: students tend to focus on the numbers and not realise
   the UV Index increases and decreases. Encourage them to look for other clues.
3. Before playing the advert, ask students what they think the advert is about. What is the intended message?
4. Play the video all the way through and ask these questions again from step 3. Further analyse the advert and ask, what
   is the weather like? How do you know? Why do you think the advert included a cloud?
5. Replay the video again, but this time ask students to look more closely at what the sun and UV Index is doing
   throughout the advert. What did you notice? How does this link to the UV Index?
6. Replay the video again, but this time analyse what the character is wearing. Why do you think these items of clothing
   were included in the advert? Why do you think he is wearing a long-sleeve shirt? What do you notice about his hat?
7. Replay video one last time, but this time ask students to look at what is happening with the sunscreen. How many times
   did the character apply sunscreen? Did he rub the sunscreen in? Why do you think he did this?
8. Revisit step 2 and reflect. Does the order of clips show the UV Index increasing and decreasing throughout the day?

Key questions

• How many times did the character apply sunscreen?
• Did the character rub the sunscreen in? Why didn’t he do this?
• Why do you think the UV advert included a cloud?
• What hidden messages are in the advert around sun protection?
• What is the character wearing? Why do you think these items of clothing were included in the advert?
• Follow the sun throughout the advert, what did you notice? How does this link to the UV Index?