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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Scars Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
It's hard to escape childhood without racking up a few scars. Why do these leftover reminders of a painful cut or crash look different from the rest of our skin? And why do they stick around for so long after the incident that caused...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Diseases, Disorders, and Injuries of the Integumentary System

For Students 9th - 10th
The integumentary system is susceptible to a variety of diseases, disorders, and injuries. These range from annoying but relatively benign bacterial or fungal infections that are categorized as disorders, to skin cancer and severe burns,...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Story on Scars

For Students 3rd - 8th
Some people like to think of scars as physical memories of events. Maybe that scar on your Dad's knee was from a cut he received after doing a really cool jump trick on his bike when he was a kid. Scars can come from any cut or scrape...