Myself & Others
	Integration Ideas and Activities Lesson 9 Our Skin

Lesson	Activities to Consider	Tools
9	Mathematics
	Make a class graph showing how many students have fingerprints that are loop, whorl or arch (Example of patterns) "Good time to talk about patterns since fingerprints have specific patterns" -bl
	Language Arts
	Talk about animal skins and their patterns (Snake skins have great patterns.); play a descriptive guessing game matching skins to animals
	Invite a wildlife resource person (ie: Wheeler Wildlife Refuge) to share about animals and their skins; make a slideshow of the presentation
	Extensions
	How rare is your fingerprint? 65% of people have prints that are loops 35% have whorls only 5% have prints with rows of arches (For more information, check the June/July 1999 issue of Family Fun magazine -- Go to subject, type fingerprints and search.)
	Make thumbprint animals using an ink pad
	Make one-of-a-kind stationery using thumbprint animals