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Teachingheart.net: A Teacher's Dental Health Page

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These lesson plans teach students the importance of good dental hygiene and feature crafts, games, books ,and songs.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: The Truth About Teeth

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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About Kids Health

About Kidshealth: Teeth: Dental Care for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Everyday Mysteries, Who Invented the Toothbrush?

For Students 3rd - 8th
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?
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Proctor & Gamble: A Fun Eggsperiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Kids Health: Teeth

For Students 3rd - 8th
You need teeth to talk and eat properly. From baby teeth to permanent teeth, find out all about them in this movie and activity guide. [3:43]
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Read Works

Read Works: Terrific Teeth

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about teeth and how to take care of them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Looking After Your Teeth

For Students 2nd - 4th
Learn what causes tooth decay and how to prevent it.
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University of Manchester

Children's University of Manchester: Teeth and Eating: Brushing Your Teeth!

For Students 1st - 3rd
Using the right toothbrush and brushing in the correct way are important for dental care. Learn how to clean your teeth properly, then take a short quiz to check your understanding.
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Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Essex Museum: The Art of American Embroidery

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition overview about fiber arts. A selective history with representative examples of American Fiber Arts.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Novel

For Students 9th - 10th
These articles answer the following questions about novels between 1832-1880: From Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell to George Eliot, how did the writers of this period use fantasy, realism, sensationalism, and...
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net Lesson Plans: Tooth or Consequences

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resource provides several activities on dental care are described here. The activities involve a dental scavenger hunt on the Internet, watching a video, and reading a "Berenstein Bears" book about going to the dentist.
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Bacteria

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out what happens when you don't brush your teeth with this quick fact sheet on bacteria.
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Keep Tooth Decay Away!

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson is designed to give young learners an understanding of tooth decay and proper dental hygiene.
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The Magic School Bus: About Your Teeth

For Students 3rd - 8th
This brief overview of human teeth also features a section on dental hygiene.
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Teeth: Online Word Search Puzzle (Grade 3)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find words associated with teeth (like molar, pulp, permanent, nerve, and dentist) in this word search. When you're done, rescramble the letters and play again.
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Healthy Teeth: Oral Health Education Database: Braces

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how braces work to straighten teeth.
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Healthy Teeth: Oral Health Education Database: Cavities

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever wondered what causes a cavity? Learn what roles sugar and plaque play in tooth decay. For those who are interested there is also even a slideshow about root canals.
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Healthy Teeth: Oral Health Education Database: Teeth and Gums

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ever wonder what the difference between baby teeth and adult teeth is? Learn about tooth growth and development. In addition, find out information about the different types of teeth in your mouth and the specific parts of a tooth.
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Healthy Teeth: Oral Health Education Database

For Students 3rd - 5th
Teeth and gums, prevention, cavities, braces, experiments, and activities are part of this comprehensive site.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)

For Students 9th - 10th
(1820-1880) English novelist during the Victorian era that wrote books such as Middlemarch and The Mill on the Floss

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