This resource, Science of Healthy Skin, is based upon processes used in industry to research, develop and
produce ingredients with a wide variety of applications such as home care,
personal products and health care. Children work as scientists through exciting
activities organised into three themes:
- the extraction of
lanolin from wool grease,
- the development of a
bubble bath recipe,
·
changing
the form of an ingredient to make it suitable for use in sunscreens and testing
the effectiveness of sunscreen products
The website http://www.ciec.org/healthyskin/ is used to introduce each storyline and the children interact with the
web pages throughout their investigations.
The website has been specially designed to teach 9-11 year olds about a range
of products to clean and protect the skin. Through online and classroom
activities, children have the opportunity to develop and implement
creative ideas and innovative solutions to scientific and industrial problems, based on what happens in real
companies.
If you are interested in these activities, and you live in the Yorkshire region, I will be carrying out a similar session on 17 April, and further details can be found here.
