Sun & UVWhat the UV index means, and what protection actually reduces risk.Body & healthUV index, and the response each level warrants.IndexLevelDo1–2LowNo protection needed3–5ModerateShade at midday, hat, SPF 306–7HighReduce midday exposure8–10Very highAvoid 11am–3pm; cover up11+ExtremeStay out of the sunUV passes through cloud and reflects off water, sand and snow.Burning on an overcast day is entirely possible.Sun & UVlearnposters.com
Sun & UV — printable health wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Sun & UV poster

A 5-row table: Index · Level · Do.

UV index, and the response each level warrants.

UV passes through cloud and reflects off water, sand and snow. Burning on an overcast day is entirely possible.

Questions about the Sun & UV poster

What’s on the Sun & UV poster?
A 5-row table: Index · Level · Do. UV index, and the response each level warrants. 1–2 — Low — No protection needed; 3–5 — Moderate — Shade at midday, hat, SPF 30; 6–7 — High — Reduce midday exposure; 8–10 — Very high — Avoid 11am–3pm; cover up; 11+ — Extreme — Stay out of the sun. UV passes through cloud and reflects off water, sand and snow. Burning on an overcast day is entirely possible.
Who is the Sun & UV poster for?
Sun & UV belongs to the Body & health section rather than to a school year, because health is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning prevention can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Sun & UV poster?
Shade and clothing outperform sunscreen. Sunscreen is the third line, not the first. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Sun & UV belongs on the wall where that health work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Sun & UV?
Air Quality, Antibiotics and Blood Pressure sit alongside Sun & UV in the Body & health section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Air QualityAntibioticsBlood Pressure
Is the Sun & UV poster free to download and print?
Yes. Sun & UV downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Body & health section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Sun & UV poster print at?
Sun & UV is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Sun & UV loses nothing.Printing guide

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