Skin Tone, Genetics, and the Environment
This teaching guide provides educators with resources to help students explore how genetics and the environment influence the variation in human skin tones. Through critical thinking exercises and analysis of real-world examples (such as skin-tone-specific products and census forms), students will understand that the use of skin tone in racial classifications is not scientifically supported.
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- HS-LS3-1
- HS-LS3-2
- HS-LS3-3
- RDEISE
- equity
- racism
- inclusion
- diversity
- belonging
- health equity
- public health
- medical discrimination