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The Mini Page — 2009 Activities
Terrific Teeth
Issue 5
Jan. 31-Feb. 6
This week's standards:
- Students describe relationships between personal health behaviors and individual well-being. (Family and Consumer Science: Health Promotion)
- Students understand how wellness practices enhance individual and family well-being across the lifespan. (Family and Consumer Science: Nutrition Food and Wellness)
Activities:
1. Create a "Terrific Teeth" poster for your room. Draw a large circle on a piece of paper. Divide the circle into three pie-shaped sections. In one section, put newspaper words and pictures for things that help you take care of your teeth. In the second section, put words and pictures of good foods to eat. In the third section, write the names of dentists you find in the newspaper.
2. Go through the newspaper with a friend. Circle any pictures that show teeth or a person or animal biting something. Put a star by the person who has the nicest smile. Don't forget the comic strips.
3. Look through the regular (display) ads and classified ads to see how many dentists you can find in your community. How many dentists did you find? How many "oral surgeons" How any orthodontists dentists who help straighten your teeth)?
4. Which part of the tooth (a) has nerves and blood, (b) is the outer cover,
(c) is made of calcium and other minerals, and (d) attaches the tooth to the jawbone?
5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about animal teeth.
Select two animals to study: one that lives on land (rabbit, bear, wolf) and one that lives in the water (shark, whale). Use these questions to guide your research: How many teeth does the animal have? What types of teeth are they? How do the teeth help the animal eat or do work? Does the animal have only one set of teeth or can it re-grow lost teeth? Write a paragraph comparing the two animals.
Standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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