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Hiss Pop Splat!

This book supports the New Zealand School

Curriculum as follows:

1. Key competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum

Managing self
Thinking
Using language, symbols and text

2. Curriculum areas

English - Level 1 and Level 2:

Listening, reading and viewing
Speaking, writing and presenting

Health and Physical Education Level 1 and Level 2:
Personal health and physical development
- Personal growth and development
- Safety management
Healthy communities and environments
- Community resources
Societal attitudes and values

3. Learning outcomes
Children will identify five ways to be SunSmart.

Written and illustrated by Jason Roberton

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Waikato/Bay of Plenty Division Cancer Society of New Zealand Inc.
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 HISS-POP-SPLAT!
Oh dear, Undercover Cody
was getting ready for school
when he sat on his
sunscreen, forgetting it
was left on his stool.

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Boris, his pet, was covered in sunscreen and Eating breakfast while covered
he didnt like that. in pink sunscreen,
Codys almost ready, school bag
Sunscreen is great for people ... but not packed and teeth to clean.
all over a cat!

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 Two things left on the
get-ready-
for-schoolchecklist:
put on his favourite
SunSmart gear and
give his mum a kiss.

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 Wearing his red bucket hat
and bright pink shades,
Undercover Cody arrived at
school.
His friends all said that he looked
really cool.

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 whakarongo mai,
said the teacher.
Today Im not going to teach,
its your last day of school so
were heading for the beach.

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 Yippee! they cried, as
they grabbed their bags and
headed for the door.
They could almost hear the
squawking seagulls and waves
breaking on the shore.

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 Rumbling along the coastal
road the bright blue bus
went ...
passing Pohutukawa trees,
tui and even a
circus tent!

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 Soon the bus stopped and the
doors opened with a hiss.

Slip, slop, slap

and wrap by 10am,
called the teacher pointing to
the watch on his wrist.

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 With Bucket hats,
long-sleeved shirts,
sunscreen and shades
on, their feet touched the sand
and they were gone!

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 First, a rock pool to explore...
there were barnacles, kina
and other little critters.

Whoosh! Suddenly a
rock pool monster appeared,
giving everyone the jitters.
Lets get out of here, they
all yelled.
The monster looked
scary and it also really
smelled!

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 Time to cool off in the ocean,
splash about and have some fun.

The girls squealed, crabs!

and Undercover Cody jumped
out with one nipping at his bum.

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 Running up the sand through
toetoe grasses yellow and
green.
The sun was getting hotter,
it was time to reapply
sunscreen.
Slopping on SPF 30+
sunscreen all over,
they headed to the sunshade
tent for lunch under cover.

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 Its cool to spend a summers day with friends at the
beach, knowing that slip, slop, slap and
wrap is something we can teach.
After lunch they boarded the
bus, not one of them sunburnt.
Their day made even better by
the SunSmart message
theyd learnt.

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SunSmart talking points ...
When do we need to apply sunscreen and how
much do we need to use? telling us to cover our skin?
You need to apply sunscreen during the daylight
saving months (September to April) between 10am
and 4pm when the suns ultraviolet (UV) rays are
strongest.
You need to slop on SPF 30+ broad spectrum
sunscreen at least 15 minutes before going
outdoors. You need to use one teaspoon of
sunscreen on each arm and leg and half a teaspoon
on your face, ears and neck. Sunscreen needs to be
reapplied every two hours.
Why should we wear sunglasses?
UV radiation is just as dangerous to eyesight as it
is for the skin. To avoid damage to your eyes, the
Cancer Society recommends wrapping on a pair
of sunglasses that have the AS/NZS 1067:2003
mark on them which ensures the lenses are 100%
effective at blocking out UV radiation. Choosing a
wrap-around style of sunglasses will increase the
protection of the eye area even further.
You also need to be especially careful around things
like sand, snow and water and even areas with lots
of concrete (like a skate park) as these places will
reflect a lot of sun play it cool and wrap on your
sunglasses.
If the sky is overcast do you still need to apply
sunscreen?
Yes you do. There are three different types of UV
rays that come from the sun and reach us here
on earth. The first are infra-red rays which are
responsible for the heat we feel from the sun and
make us feel warm. The second are UVA rays that
damage our skin and make us look wrinkly and
old and thirdly UVB rays that will burn our skin and
make it go red. There are also UVC rays but these
are too short to reach us on earth so we dont need
to worry about them.
You cant see any of these rays but they are always
there and thats why even on a cloudy day when
the sun isnt shining you can still get burnt and do
damage to your skin.
Visit www.undercovercody.co.nz to learn more about being
SunSmart and to join Undercover Codys free kids club.
What word in slip, slop, slap and wrap is
More SunSmart learning activities for teachers can be found at
Slip tells us to slip on a long-sleeve shirt with a www.sunsmartschools.co.nz/ teachers
collar which provides additional protection from and for parents at www.sunsmartschools.co.nz/parents
the sun for the neck, shoulders and arms. Slip
also tells us to slip under some shade. Use a sun and for kura at www.sunsmartschools.co.nz/kura/nga-kura
umbrella or shade tent on places like the beach or
find cover from the sun under a tree. Follow up activities for teachers and students:
Draw yourself in your SunSmart clothing
Why do we need to cover up by 10am? Paint a class mural with students in SunSmart clothing
By 10am the UV radiation from the sun is strong Sketch an Undercover Cody sunshade for your school
enough to cause sunburn and therefore sun
protection is required. To be SunSmart you need to Design a new bottle of sunscreen using Undercover Cody and his SunSmart
cover up between the hours of 10am and 4pm but message
in summer these hours can sometimes be longer. Develop an Undercover Cody advertisement or poster with a speech bubble
Check the UV alert in your area on the internet if promoting the SunSmart message
you are unsure.
Why is a bucket hat better than a cap?
More people get sunburnt on their face and neck
than any other part of the body. A bucket hat has a
broad brim and so will better shade your face, ears
and neck from the sun.
Why do Undercover Cody and his friends
reapply sunscreen?
You need to reapply sunscreen at least every two
hours as sunscreen will wear off with swimming,
sweating, towelling, or rubbing against your
clothes. Even if you are using a waterproof
sunscreen it still needs to be reapplied every two
hours.
Sunscreen is the final form of sun protection as
it helps to protect areas of the skin which are not
already covered and protected by your shirt, shorts,
shoes, hat and sunglasses.
Seven teaspoons is the amount of sunscreen you
should apply to your whole body (including face,
ears, neck and hands) every two hours when you
are outdoors. Make sure you use seven teaspoons
of sunscreen each time you apply yours.
Download the Undercover Cody App now! Its free at the Apple App Store or
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go to www.undercovercody.co.nz for cool SunSmart stuff.
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Waikato/Bay of Plenty Division Cancer Society of New Zealand Inc.
Phone 0800 22 77 44
www.cancersociety.org.nz

Undercover Cody is a Waikato/Bay of Plenty Division Cancer Society of NZ Inc initiative.

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