TEACHER ENRICHMENT INITIATIVES

Curriculum

Watch Your Mouth
Topic: Oral Health
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Overview:

Students will understand the components of oral health. Furthermore, they will recognize that good oral health is an essential part of good general health and nutrition throughout life.

 
Lesson 1: Normal Anatomy of the Healthy Mouth
Pre-Activity 1A: Oral Health Slide Show
Activity 1A: The Mouth
Activity 1B: The Kinds of Teeth Extensions: Animal Teeth & Tooth Math
Activity 1C: The Parts of the Tooth
Activity 1D: The Mechanics of Chewing
Lesson 2: Nutrition and Oral Health
Activity 2A: Foods that Hurt or Help Oral Health
Activity 2B: Oral Health Food Journal
Activity 2C: Oral Health Collage
Activity 2D: Eating Habits and Oral Health
Lesson 3: Oral Hygiene
Activity 3A: Oral Hygiene in Children's Books
Activity 3B: Brushing and Flossing
Activity 3C: Oral Health Guest Speaker
Activity 3D: Oral Health Care Record
Activity 3E: Dental Childhood Events - Writing
Activity 3F: Oral Health Posters
Lesson 4: Mineralization
Activity 4A: Mineralization Cycle - Introduction
Activity 4B: Lab-pH of Common Foods
Activity 4C: Fluoride Lab
Activity 4D: Group Research on Fluoride - Social Studies
Activity 4E: Fluoridation Commercials
Lesson 5: Pathology
Activity 5A: Tooth Decay
Activity 5B: Plaque: The Why and Hows
Activity 5C: Plaque Accumulation
Activity 5D: Casting Teeth
Activity 5E: Family Oral Health Survey
Activity 5F: Writing about Periodontal Disease
Lesson 6: Tooth Loss/Replacement
Activity 6A: Background and Note Taking: Effects of Tooth Loss
Activity 6B: Types of Tooth Replacements
Activity 6C: Oral Health - Personal Decisions