Curated OER
A Look at My Teeth
Students examine their oral hygiene. In this oral hygiene lesson, students examine tooth x-rays, molds, and specimens. Students create a record of their own teeth.
Curated OER
Dental Health: Cavities
In this dental care worksheet, students read five paragraphs about dental health and cavities. Students then answer several questions about the text.
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Dental Health
Students watch a presentation about how cavities are formed, view a dentist office on the Internet. Students make a class book about teeth after taking digital pictures of teeth.
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Technology Tackling Biofilms
Students use their knowledge of biofilms to design a model of a new toothbrush to tackle dental biofilms. In addition, they evaluate the product, and communicate the process of the technological design.
Other
Minnesota Dental Association: Educational Activities: Sip All Day, Get Decay
Sip All Day, Get Decay is a comprehensive approach to eliminating tooth decay. Learn how you can stop the spread of cavities, gum disease and tooth decay simply by reducing the number of soft drinks you drink each day. Take the Soda Pop...
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Kids Health: All About Orthodontia
Millions of teens have braces but many often go into the procedure unsure of what might happen. This site explores tooth terminology, diagnosis, treatment, and life after braces. If this site doesn't satisfy your craving for the basics...
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Kids Health: Taking Care of Your Teeth
For teens, taking care of teeth isn't always a priority. This article goes through the history of brushing teeth, proper techniques for brushing, and the importance of regular brushings.
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Teeth and Eating
An interactive teeth and eating exercise followed by some research information on teeth. A quick quiz to check for understanding follows the activity.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Healthy Me: Let's Brush Our Teeth
Shows the steps for brushing teeth properly. Book includes audio narration in 18 additional languages with text in English.
Library of Congress
Loc: Everyday Mysteries, Who Invented the Toothbrush?
The Library of Congress offers a concise history of the toothbrush. Did you know a some form of a toothbrush has been around since 3000 BC?
Other
Teachingheart.net: A Teacher's Dental Health Page
These lesson plans teach students the importance of good dental hygiene and feature crafts, games, books ,and songs.
Other
Proctor & Gamble: A Fun Eggsperiment
Follow the steps of this "egg"speriment and discover how food and drink acids can lead to tooth decay and cavities. Created for teachers and parents, teach those you care for about the benefits of dental hygiene.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Truth About Teeth
Use this site to learn all about your teeth. Complete with an individual tooth diagram and a diagram of a full set of teeth in the mouth.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Looking After Your Teeth
Learn what causes tooth decay and how to prevent it.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Smile Style!
Essential information about keeping teeth healthy and bright.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Teeth Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the human teeth, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
About Kids Health
About Kidshealth: Teeth: Dental Care for Children
Everything you need to know for maintaining proper dental care including how to brush, what makes strong teeth, what causes decay, and the three types of teeth.
Other
Columbines School of Botanical Studies: Toothaches
This article provides a lengthy discussion od toothaches and abscessed teeth. The site is broken down into two primary strategies for dealing with these toothaches - removing the infection causing the pain and merely relieving the pain.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dental Health
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Pre-K/Kindergarten dental health flipchart incorporates several links to fun and educational dental health games as well as assessment and interactive activities.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dental Health
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches children about proper dental hygiene. A graphing lesson is included along with questions for Activotes.