Summary
Introduces the different kinds of teeth and how each kind helps you bite and chew your food. A bridge between body science and dental health.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Different teeth have different jobs that help you eat.
- What are teeth used for?
- Which teeth do you use to bite, and which do you use to chew?
- Why do you think we have different shapes of teeth?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: tooth, bite, chew, molar, incisor.
Try it: Use a mirror to look at your teeth. Find a sharp front tooth and a flat back tooth, and say what each one helps you do.