Curated OER
Kids Health: Say Hello to Hair
There aren't many kids' sites like this one! Have fun and learn at the same time about the fuzzy, curly or straight stuff on the top of your head. Available in Spanish. Site by KidsHealth.org.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Accessory Structures of the Skin
Learn here about the accessory structures of the skin, including, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands.
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Other
Sinoe Medical Association: The Integumentary System [Pdf]
This is a 62-page course slideshow for a beginning anatomy class at the university level. It has lots of pictures and detailed information about the integumentary system, great for reviewing basic parts or as an extra classroom resource.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Better Hair Through Chemistry
Find out all about the chemistry of hair, hair care, and hair care products.
Other
Keratin.com: Hair Biology Index
This site, dedicated to hair information ranging from baldness to excess hair growth, explores the biology of hair. Contents includes a focus on the structure and function of skin and hair, hair follicle structure, ethnic differences in...
Quia
Quia: A Feast of Homonyms
Test your knowledge on Homonyms by using "Matching, Concentration, Flashcards, or Word Search." Site by Quia.com.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation: Practical Guide for Human Hairs
The FBI gives a detailed analysis of the human hair including how to use it as forensic evidence. Topics covered are hair structure, identification, and methods of hair recovery. Labeled diagrams and electron photomicrographs enhance the...
Curated OER
Kids Health: My Body
For elementary school children, this page presents information about lungs, muscles, digestive system, teeth, skin, tongue, hair, heart, and more.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hair
Hair grows almost everywhere on your body. In this hair video and activity guide, you'll go under the skin to find out where hair begins. [5:11]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Nails and Hair
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Along with the skin, the integumentary system includes the nails and hair. Both the skin and hair contain the tough protein, keratin. The keratin makes your nails...
Meadowbrook Press
Giggle Poetry: "Bad Hair Day" Poetry Theater
In "Bad-Hair Day," students will participate in a poem in three voices. Adapted from the poem by Linda Knaus in If Kids Ruled the School, students will dramatize a poem about how one child's messy hair interrupts the class.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rigid Body System
In this activity students experiment with simulating hair with rigid line segments. They use the controls to change the number of hairs as well as the number and length of segments in each hair. Click and drag to the head to move it.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Spring Mass System With Support Springs
In this activity, students practice changing the parameters in the simulation below. What sort of hairstyles can you make?
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Spring Mass System
This activity gives students practice simulating hair using a chain of springs.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hair Dye Chemicals and Cancer
Read the passage Hair Dye Chemicals and Cancer and answer the five-question quiz that follows.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.5 Nails and Hair
See how human nails and hair are important to the body.
Nederlander Organization
Broadway Direct: 20 Benchmark Musicals in Broadway History
The history of Broadway musical theater is demonstrated through brief examinations of twenty groundbreaking musicals, from The Black Crook in 1866 to Hamilton in 2015. Nine videos accompany the descriptions of some of the musicals.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Touch
At this site find out how you can feel hot and cold and try this experiment using your sensory nerves.
Biology 4 kids
Biology4 Kids: Integumentary System Skin Is In!
Ever wondered what "system" hair, nails, skin, etc. are a part of? Look no further for the answer! Find out what exactly this system is, what parts it includes, how it interacts with other systems and what problems we need to look out for.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tu Pelo
Read about where hair comes from, why they come in different colors and how to take care of it.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nails and Hair
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the structure and functions of the hair and nails.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Cutting Dead Cells
This site briefly explores how the integumentary system supports the excretory system in the removal of waste through the growth of hair, fingernails, and toenails.