My Body: Skin

There is skin on the outside of my body.

Skin grows as I grow.

Skin can be thick or thin.

My skin has a pattern on the tips of my fingers.

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Our bodies are covered with a waterproof skin. It is one of the body's organs, just as the heart and the lungs are body organs.
Skin holds the body together.
It keeps water and blood inside and it keeps out things such as germs and dirt that might harm us.
Skin is elastic. It stretches as we grow.
Skin senses how things feel and the temperature of things.
It can tell you when you have been hurt (pain).

Skin is loose at our knees and elbows so they can bend. Skin is tighter on the palm of the hand so we can grip things.

Skin is very very thin on our eyelids and it is thick on the soles of our feet.

On our fingertips our skin has little ridges in a pattern. Each person has a different pattern. These are called fingerprints.

You can look at your fingerprints through a magnifying glass.

Protect your skin
You need to protect your skin from the sun's harmful ultra-violet rays. They can cause skin damage and cancer. The best way to protect your skin is to cover up.

wear a hat

wear sunscreen

Read more about skin herehttp://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/skin_noSW.html

If you use any part of this, write the source in your bibliography like this:
Sydenham and Thomas, Skin . [Online] www.kidcyber.com.au (2007)

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