Open wide! Using a mirror to examine the inside of their mouths, dentists someday draw a picture of what they see. They are to include the correct number of teeth, as well as the tongue and gums. An extension activity suggested in the accompanying lesson plan is to graph the number of teeth each person in the class has. This would be particularly fun since these are the years when learners are typically losing baby teeth.

Concepts

oral hygiene, teeth, human body systems, mouths

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Additional Tags

dental health, human body, mouth, teeth, science

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Pros

• A complete lesson plan accompanies the activity
• Engaging extension ideas are found in the lesson plan

Cons

• None