Freckles by Ian

In science class, we are learning about skin and what it does for us. We have gotten topics about skin, so I will share with you what I have learned about freckles. Freckles are small dots of melanin pigments in your skin. Melanin is what makes your skin darker or lighter. The more melanin have, the darker your skin is. There is a book by Judy Blume called Freckle Juice about a young boy who buys a formula that apparently grows freckles, but with a disastrous outcome even though there is no way to get rid of freckles for a while. In the winter, there is a lot less sunlight. Your skin cells don't have enough sunlight to generate melanin, making your freckles either go away or fade. In the summer, it's always sunny, so your melanin is reacting to the sun, bringing your freckles back.