Teeth

This interesting article discusses children's interest in losing a tooth and watching it grow back. The activity discussed in this article is a great way for students to study teeth. They ... See More

This interesting article discusses children's interest in losing a tooth and watching it grow back. The activity discussed in this article is a great way for students to study teeth. They can look at each others' teeth (without touching). Then they can use various kitchen objects to "eat" a graham cracker. These objects represent different types of teeth.

Comparing Form and Fuinction of Human Teeth

Young children compare each other’s teeth to see the difference between form and function of incisors and molar teeth. They observe, make a play dough models and then choose a kitchen imple... See More

Young children compare each other’s teeth to see the difference between form and function of incisors and molar teeth. They observe, make a play dough models and then choose a kitchen implement that best represents the surface of these two different kinds of teeth. They discuss the probable purpose of each type of tooth.