Excuse me, are these your teeth?

Provided Resources

• Teeth PowerPoint
• Independent activity sheet
• Guided activity sheet

Additional Resources

• A dental expert (or an adult dressed as an expert)
• Mirrors, clay and clay boards
• Apples (cut into quarters)

Weblinks
Video about our teeth from http://kidshealth.org
Video explaining the differences between the teeth of different animals from www.bbc.co.uk

Teaching

• Use straightforward evidence to answer questions about the functions of human teeth.

Activities

1. Listen to an expert talk about teeth and how/why to look after them.
2. Discuss what they know about how to keep our teeth healthy.
3. Consider why our teeth are different shapes and understand that they have different functions.
4. Use evidence from their knowledge of an animal’s diet to identify which teeth belong to which animal.
5. Compare the teeth of a herbivore and a carnivore and consider why they are different.

Investigation - exploring, researching, analysing secondary sources
Learn about the first stage of the digestive system, consider why our teeth are different shapes and have different functions.

Vocabulary
Teeth, incisors, molars, canines, jaw, evidence, digestion, chew, saliva