Mississippi Science HAP.3.3

ScienceGrades 9–12Human Anatomy and Physiology

The Standard

HAP.3
Students will investigate the structures and functions of the integumentary system, including the cause and effect of diseases and disorders.
Research and analyze the causes and effects of various pathological conditions (e.g., burns, skin cancer, bacterial/viral infections, and chemical dermatitis).

2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Integumentary System

Teacher's field guide

What This Standard Means

What Students Need to Do

Students use reliable health sources to investigate burns, skin cancer, infections, and chemical dermatitis. They connect each cause to changes in the skin, symptoms, and effects on the body.

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can explain how UV damage can lead to skin cancer and why a deep burn raises infection risk. They can use evidence to distinguish a bacterial infection, a viral infection, and chemical dermatitis.

Common Misconceptions

Students may think chemical dermatitis is contagious or that antibiotics treat viral infections. They may see a burn as surface damage and miss the risk of fluid loss when the skin barrier breaks.

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Compare a blistering burn with a rash after bleach exposure. Explain what causes each skin change and name one risk or effect of each.

Lesson moves

Ways to Teach It

  1. Give pairs skin cross-section diagrams and colored stickers to mark where UV light, a burn, and a chemical irritant cause damage.

  2. Give pairs printed CDC impetigo and AAD contact dermatitis pages; ask them to write which condition spreads between people and cite evidence.

  3. Make cause, skin change, and effect cards for sunburn, melanoma, impetigo, cold sores, and detergent rash; have groups match and defend each set.

  4. Bring a sunscreen label and a household cleaner label; students identify the exposure each addresses and the skin condition it could help prevent.

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