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If you discuss sun protection in your health program - here is some information for you. I had skin cancer removed when I wasn't even 30 yet! Skin Cancer has been an issue in my family and I hope you discuss this with kids. Here is information from my inbox. "With the UV Index on the rise, it's time to remind your students to Slip! Slop! Slap! and Wrap! In our effort to raise awareness about a health issue that is largely preventable and too often ignored-skin cancer, EPA encourages you to promote sun safety before the second annual Don't Fry Day on the Friday before Memorial Day (May 28, 2010). As millions of us prepare to enjoy the great outdoors this Memorial Day weekend, EPA and the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention are reminding Americans to practice sun-safe behaviors. We need your help; go online and pledge to incorporate sun safety into your spring and summer activities. Take the Pledge: www.epa.gov/sunwise/dfdpledge.html Participating classrooms and informal education organizations will receive a Don't Fry Day poster and a set of sun safety stickers. The stickers feature SunWise animals showing children how to Slip! Slop! Slap! and Wrap! Additionally, you will be entered into a random drawing for a SunWise Prize Pack. The prize pack includes a set of UV-sensitive beads, a real-time UV monitor, UV-sensitive nail polish and other sun safety resources. To learn more about Don't Fry Day, visit the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention's Don't Fry Day resource page, www.skincancerprevention.org, where you can find background information, skin cancer statistics and facts, and public service announcements you can put in your school's newsletter or distribute electronically to parents."

A well designed science 3D simulation showing the position of the sun and moon from any position on the Earth in real time or at a certain time in the past or future. Also see the moon phase and sun rise and set times. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

A great science site with lots of information about the sun. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

making a simple sun dial

For many people, knowing the correct time is vital to everyday life. If you're in an unfamiliar environment without any kind of clock, however, figuring out the time could be a matter of safety and survival. Without a clock or watch, finding the exact time may not be possible, but you can figure the approximate time using the sun, moon or stars.

This is a fun set of headlines and stories from the UK Sun newspaper covering the big events since the dawn of time. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

I've seen teachers who worked for hours on their lessons, who were scholars in the field fail miserably, and I've seen teachers who, if you gave them five minutes before they walked in to glance over their material, they could run a class for an hour on any topic under the sun. In the end, what makes a great teacher?

Guy Kawasaki on Innovation and Lessons Learned

Seasons and relationship of Earth and Sun

The Earth Observatory has pulled together a special series of NASA satellite images documenting how our world-forests, oceans, human landscapes, even the Sun-has changed during the previous decade.

"Colours promote such emotion and are attributed to everything we see every day. Children are taught from a very young age that the sky and the ocean are blue, the grass and leaves are green, that the sun, sand and sunflowers are yellow and the night is black. But I ask you, how often have you looked at the ocean and seen green, not blue or looked up into the branches and seen a selection of oranges, yellows, browns and reds not a blanket of green. I am not suggesting that we shouldn't teach children these colour clichés, at a young age they are their first experiences of colour and form the bases of many of their first art pieces."

This is an amazing map of our closest 100,000 stars. Zoom and explore our galaxy. See binary systems and exotic stars in exquisite 3D detail. Requires Google Chrome. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

A beautiful space science site. View a set of stunning flashcards about a variety of space topics. On other sections of the site to can view educational cartoon videos, worksheets and games. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

A great set of interactive space resources. Learn about day and night, orbits, phases of the moon and more. Choose a topic from the menu and explore with your class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

Wow! A simply stunning, fast loading, space 3D simulation of the solar system. Fly between the plants and look at them close up. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

On going inquiry project you can join

New programmable disks on the horizon.

This fascinating link from Alan Levine: Project SunSpot: Small Programmable Object Technologies.