McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: The Integumentary System: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about the integumentary system. Each question has a clickable hint prompt as well as a self-checking feature.
Other
University of Western Australia: Blue Histology
An excellent, in-depth examination of the integumentary system and its components. Includes many color microscopic images of these structures and more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Skin
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Did you know that you see the largest organ in your body every day? You wash it, dry it, cover it up to stay warm, and uncover it to cool off. Yes, your skin is your...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Skin Size
Find out the approximate surface area of your skin in this exercise, and how much atmospheric force is exerted upon it.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.3 Skin
Understand the structure and function of the human skin.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Skin
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the layers and functions of the skin, and explains what you can do to help keep your skin healthy.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Skin Cross Section Game
An interactive labeling exercise helps students practice naming parts of the largest organ in the human body, the skin.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: How to Remove a Tattoo
Review the Integumentary System by doing practice questions over removing a Tattoo.
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...
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.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: What's Covering You? And Why
This lesson plan features activities that investigate four functions of skin.
Other
Nail Doctor: Fingernail Anatomy
A concise article explaining the different parts of the human fingernail.