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Sunscreen is important to protect humans. But it has some harmful chemicals for coral reefs. Your job is to learn about both sides and choose what you think we should do about this problem.
Background Research
What is sunscreen?
SPF Choosing and Using the right one for you - Discovery Ed
Website - 8 reasons to wear sunscreen
Watch the FDA video on the right.
What are the benefits of sunscreen?
InfoGraphic: Benefits of Sunscreen
Watch the video on the right call
What is a coral reef?
Video Discovery Ed. What animals live in a coral reef?
Coral Reefs for Kids Video - on the right.
Britannica: Read, Listen, look: The Great Barrier Reef:
How does sunscreen impact coral reefs?
Article in Library: Coral Killer
Watch the video on the right.
Scholastic: Sunscreen versus Coral
Why Do We Have to Wear Sunscreen?
Coral Reefs for Kids Video - 9 mins
FDA -Sunscreen
National Geographic - Coral Reefs
How Sunscreen Impacts Coral Reefs
Fill in the Pro/con Sheet
You decide?
Harmful sunscreen should be banned in beach towns near coral reefs.
Sunscreen should not be banned by any town.
Focused Research
Harmful sunscreen should be banned in beach towns near coral reefs.
Website with audio: Reef Safe Sunscreen
Article and Video from ABC News: Sunscreen Accelerating Reef Destruction
Article and Video: CBS News - Hawaii Thinking of Banning Sunscreen
Sunscreen should not be banned by any town.
News Article with video and audio of text: Florida bans sunscreen ban
News Article: People Over Coral
Article: Banning Sunscreen will increase skin cancer
Article: Some scientists don't think bans save reefs.
Hawaii Bans Sunscreen - 5 mins
If some sunscreen is banned people wouldn't wear any, which is dangerous. - 2 mins
Key West bans Certain Sunscreens - 2 mins
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