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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

For Students 9th - 10th
The earliest recorded tattoo was found on a Peruvian mummy in 6,000 BC. That's some old ink! And considering humans lose roughly 40,000 skin cells per hour, how do these markings last? The following learning module details the different...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Magazine: Tattoos: The Ancient and Mysterious History

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to an article from "Smithsonian" magazine about a pervasive world cultural phenomenon--the art of tattooing. In the illustrated article, university researcher Joann Fletcher describes the significance of tattoos in...
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Tattoos

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a tattoo and why do so many people have tattoos? KidsHealth provides you with the facts and risks on tattooing.