1. To understand the significance of the sun in various civilizations and societies throughout the course of time.
2. To track the history of suntanning from Ancient times to today, and into the future

1. 25 cards with character names and descriptions
2. Pictures of people from certain time when applicable
3. Worksheets with questions (optional)

Education

1. Teacher tells students that they will build a human timeline of the history of suntanning, with each child representing a different character
2. Students each pick a laminated card from a hat, until all the cards are gone. For example, a name could be "Coco Chanel" or "a woman from the Elizabethan Era" or "a worker for Seventeen magazine in 1985". Each name is accompanied by a date, and a description written in the first person, of how that character contributed to the history of suntanning. There are only 16 cards, so not every student will have a chance to read.
3. Students will be given one minute to read over their cards.
4. Teacher calls out years in order from a list provided and students line up according to their year. The child with the earliest dated card reads first and they continue to read in order until all of the cards are used up.

Option #1: Full class discussion

There are two options that can be used to encourage students to think about the history of suntanning after they have finished reading the character cards. This one is to be utilized if you prefer leading a class discussion rather than groupwork. The discussion should cover issues such as media's impact on tanning's popularity, health vs. beauty, and society's impact on the definition of attractiveness. A guide is provided that will help inspire discussion. These questions serve as a guide of some issues, which can be brought up with students after learning the history of suntanning, but the discussion is free to go in any direction.

Option #2: Groupwork

This option is to be utilized if you prefer groupwork rather than a full class discussion. The class should be broken down into groups of no more than four students per group. There are three different worksheets, so multiple groups will end up with the same worksheet, but please be sure that each worksheet is used at least once. Students will write down their aswers as a group, and if there is time, share their answers with the rest of the class. If there is no time, they will be responsible for handing in their answers to the teacher.