Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting June 2022
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Most of a chimpanzee's
body hair is thicker and
longer than yours, making it look
like the chimp has more hair.
The hairs covering most of your body are so
tiny, they are almost invisible.
Scientists think that humans don't have a
thick coat of hair because humans can sweat.
The evaporation of sweat from the skin cools
the body, which made it possible for humans
to live in hotter climates. Most hairy primates
live in shady forests to stay cool.
Rapunzel
has dropped
her hairbrush.
Can you find
your way
through the
maze to return
it to her?
GO
FINISH
Harriet
just
got
a
new
hairdo.
Find
the
two
pictures
that
are
exactly
the
same.
The hair that comes out of
the follicle is made up of
dead cells. That is why it
doesn't hurt to cut your hair.
The oil gland
produces oil that
keeps your hair
and skin soft.
Each hair follicle
has an erector
muscle. If your
skin gets cold, the
erector muscle
contracts, which
makes your hair
stand up. This traps
a layer of air next
to the skin to help
hold in body heat.
The contracted
muscle makes a
little bump known
as a goosebump.
Each hair on your body grows out of a tiny hole in your
skin called a follicle (fall-i-cull). At the base of the
follicle, your hair is alive. There, the cells are constantly
dividing, thus pushing the older cells upward and out of
the follicle.
You have the same
number of hairs as
a chimpanzee!
Standards Link: Investigation: Find similarities and differences in common objects.
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