Wonder of the Week: Where do freckles come from?

This week in preparation for summer we have been wondering where in the world freckles come from? Many of us thought that you are simply born with freckles, but today we learned that really they come from sun exposure! We learned about melanin and the difference between freckles and a tan. We also learned that if your parents have freckles - you probably will too!

Make sure to check out the students' blogs to see their initial thoughts about where freckles come from as well as what they learned this morning! Below are a couple of things that we learned:

• I learned that when you get older you might not have your freckles. -  Nicole
• I learned that you have melanin and when you are in sun you get more melanin and that is how you get more freckles.   -  Kaden

To see where we got our information for this Wonder check out Wonderopolis!