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Summer and the Sun

6/13/2013

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Hi! It's Zoe. Summer has now started and I'd like to talk about the dangers of the sun's rays. I don't want anybody getting hurt by sunburn or something even more serious. Here are some neat tips I found on a helpful website.

One way to protect your skin is not to be outside during the sun's peak hours, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. These times will burn your skin much faster. When you are in the sun always have a reasonable SPF (Sun Protection Factor) in your sunscreen. "To determine your sunscreen strength, multiply the amount of time it takes you to burn by the SPF number." So, if you get red in 10 minutes without protection, and you use a SPF of 30, 30 x 10 is 300 and that's the amount of time in minutes it would take to burn using a sunblock 30 SPF. Be aware of how much time you spend in the sun. My mom says to keep putting sun block on throughout the day and not just once.

You may not know it, but if you hung your arm out of the window of your car you could be burning right then and there. Never be in the sun unnecessarily without sun protection on.  

Another key way to keep healthy in the sun is to keep hydrated. That means drinking lots of water. Dehydration is very serious. It means you aren't getting enough water to replace the water you lose sweating and moving around. If you are going to play a sport outside in the sun, remember to keep a water bottle handy. Drink a lot while you're in the sun.

Sunburn isn't the only way the sun's rays can damage your body. It can also damage your eyes and cause cataracts. A cataract is when your eye clouds over and you lose your vision! That sounds awful, so protect your eyes now. Remember to wear sunglasses when you are out in the sun. And don't be fooled if you're in the car. Even tinted windows cannot block out all of the sun's rays. That includes being in water like a swimming pool. The sun's rays can travel three feet deep!

One of the most serious things sun can do to your skin is cause skin cancer. Skin cancer is very serious and unfortunately, more common now than ever. When you get older never try to tan your skin. Doing this can lead to skin cancer. Protect your skin, it's the largest organ in the body!

Now you know how to be safe and the importance of protecting yourself from the sun. Let's be sun safe this summer. Just for kicks, try saying that really fast three times. Bye!

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Micaiah
6/13/2013 04:00:55 am

Good job Zoe!

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Zoe link
6/14/2013 11:43:01 am

Thanks! I thought these tips were great to share with everyone.:)

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daniel
6/19/2013 05:26:04 am

are you still sick

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zoe link
6/20/2013 09:43:29 am

Thankfully, no. It was kind of you to ask.:)

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    Zoe has been writing since she was six years old, participating, for the last six years, in the NaNoWriMo Youth Writers Program challenge. In second grade, her story "Drake the  Dragon" won first place at Canterbury Elementary. By fourth grade, her essay on The Alamo was honored by being archived at the historical museum. At age nine, she won the Watermill Express and HEB scholarship competition for her  essay, "A Healthy Mind, Body, and Earth." Zoe aspires to become an entrepreneur, but enjoys writing. She loves to write about the world she lives in and lessons learned growing up. She is the inspiration for the book character Lae Lae.

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