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What Causes Bad Breath? Instructional VideoWhat Causes Bad Breath? Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
4:14
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Duration
30 mins
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Year
2015
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What Causes Bad Breath?

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Onions, garlic, and coffee can all have unfortunate effects on your breath, but what is the real cause of halitosis? Follow along with this video as it investigates how the bacteria that live in our mouths are responsible for these offensive odors and the different ways people can combat this common problem.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

mouths, bacteria, hygiene, oral hygiene, personal hygiene, brushing teeth, microorganisms

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Include this lesson in a health unit on personal hygiene in middle or high school
  • Perform experiments to determine how effective different products are at killing bad breath causing bacteria
  • Flip your classroom by assigning this video and assessment as homework

Pros

  • Key vocabulary terms are displayed on the screen at various points throughout the video
  • Video captures viewers' engagement with fun animations
  • Included with the video is a brief assessment offering five multiple choice and three open-ended questions

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Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.4 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.4 RST.11-12.9

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