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What's the challenge about?
Many people are unaware of how easily they can be sunburnt and the damage it does. Sun exposure during childhood and adolescence determines to a substantial degree the potential for developing skin cancer in later life. It is ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the sun that causes sunburn and damage to the skin cells which can later result in skin cancers. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the world. It's time to get the SunSmart message out there!
Students need to create a short video clip (up to 5 minutes long) that tells a story of how and why their school/kura is or should be Sunsmart.
Possible Story lines could include:
- Our journey of becoming a SunSmart School
- Why we need to be SunSmart
- What we are doing to be SunSmart
- A Day in the Life of our SunSmart School/Kura
- How we promote sun safety in the school community
It could be a movie. It could use still photography, or stop motion animation or cartoons. It could be a play, a documentary or even a song or rap. The possibilities are endless as long as it has a Sunsmart theme!
Working together
Being SunSmart is a community issue and this challenge reflects that – so students can’t do it on their own. Students can do the challenge as a whole school, a whole class working together, or as a group from a school or class.
Curriculum Links
This video competition can be developed as a context for inquiry in your local environment, and can also provide opportunities to develop key competencies and values. Curriculum areas can be integrated: The Arts, English (speaking, writing and presenting), Science, Social Sciences (Place and the Environment) and Health & PE.
Judging criteria
This is what the judges will be looking for in your video clips.....
- Is the video easy to understand?
- Does it capture the interest of the audience?
- Is it informative? Are the sunsmart messages clear and correct?
- How creative is it?
- Is the content original? Have all copyright laws been adhered to?
- Is it 5 minutes or less?
