Dec week 2

• SCIENCE
• Primary Education
• Age 11

DAY 1

Big Question

Why should I take good care of my teeth? 

Expected Learning Outcomes

DESCRIBE THE HABITS THAT CAN HARM OUR TEETH AND GUMS 

SEL ACTIVITY
Compare the food habits of your Parents/ Grand parents in their childhood, do you think that the food habits have changed and are harming our teeth more? YES/NO.
Give reason for your answer.

FLOW

Children will attempt STUDIO ACTIVITY 6.13 followed by classroom discussion. 

CLOSURE

Children will attempt Concept Map in STUDIO followed by classroom discussion. 

Q. State whether TRUE/FALSE
1. If we brush our teeth many times a day, our teeth will be healthy.

Q. State whether TRUE/FALSE
2. Only sweet food causes cavities in teeth.

Q. State whether TRUE/FALSE

3. If permanent teeth fall, it will grow back again.

Q. Siddharth went for a dental check-up. At the end of the check-up, the doctor advised him on how to maintain healthy teeth. Which of the following is likely to be one of the things the doctor told Siddharth?

1. A dental check-up is needed only if you have painful cavities.
2. Come for a check-up 1 or 2 times a year to maintain healthy teeth.
3. A visit to the dentist once in 6 years is enough to keep your teeth healthy.
4. To keep your teeth healthy, you should come for a check-up every 6 days.

Q5. Which of these is good for your teeth?

1. not visiting the dentist
2. eating many chocolates
3. brushing your teeth twice daily
4. not rinsing your mouth after every meal

Q. The microbes acting on the food stuck in the teeth produce acid. What does this lead to?

1. bleeding gums
2. formation of plaque
3. erosion of the tooth enamel
4. decrease in saliva production

Now I can,
1. Propose ways to keep our gums and teeth healthy.
2. Describe the habits that can harm our teeth and gums.

Yes, I can

I need help

No, I have doubts

Homefun

#Children will attempt Companion Activity 6c

#Children will bring Colourful clay for Clay Modelling Activity

DAY 2

Big Question

Why should I take good care of my teeth? 

Expected Learning Outcomes

Recapitulation of the concepts through Notebook work 

SEE, THINK and WONDER

FLOW

Children will attempt the notebook work followed by classroom.

NOTEBOOK WORK 

Date                              S.No. - 6.5                        CF

Chapter - Say Cheese

Q1. Define the following:

1. Cavities
2. Enamel
3. Gums 

Q2. Correct the following statements: 

1. Premolars lie in front of our mouth.
2. Canines are responsible for crushing of food.
3. Acid is the sticky layer of germs that forms on teeth. 

Q3. If we eat healthy food and not following oral hygiene, it will keep our teeth healthy. Do you agree/disagree. Give reason. 

Q4. Big Question - Why should I take good care of my teeth? 

CLOSURE

Discussion of the notebook work 

Now I can,
1. Describe habits that harm our teeth and gums.
2. Propose ways to keep our teeth and gums healthy.

Yes, I can

I need help

No, I have doubts

Homefun

Read the complete chapter

Children will bring Colourful clay for Clay Modelling Activity

DAY 3

Big Question

Why should I take good care of my teeth? 

Expected Learning Outcomes

Recapitulation of the concepts through Art Integration 

SEL ACTIVITY
Which part of the lesson was interesting for you and why? Share your feelings. You can insert images also.

FLOW

ART INTEGRATION :

CLAY MODELLING -

Children will create a sculpture of tooth using clay modelling technique. 

CLOSURE

Children will attempt the notebook work

S.No. 6.6

Q1. How do cavities harm our teeth?

Q2. Write three functions of teeth in our body. 

Q3. During a health camp in a school, the visiting dentist asks a group of students to name the teeth from the

"back of the mouth to the front"
in definite order. He got 4 different answers.
Identify which one is the correct order.

1. 2-Incisors, 1-Canine, 3-Premolars, 2-Molars
2. 2-Molars, 3-Premolars, 2-Canines, 1-Incisor
3. 3-Incisors, 2-Canines, 1-Molar, 2-Premolars
4. 3-Molars, 2-Premolars, 1-Canine, 2-Incisors

Q4. Rita has healthy teeth. To maintain their good health which of the following should she do?

1. Visit the dentist every week.
2. Visit the dentist every six months.
3. Visit the dentist only when she grows old.
4. Visit the dentist only when her teeth start to ache.

Q. Which of the following is TRUE about cavities in teeth?

1. It causes pain as soon as it forms in a tooth.
2. It causes pain only when it forms in molars or premolars.
3. It causes pain when it starts forming in the pulp of the tooth.
4. It causes pain only when you eat or drink hot or cold things.

Now I can,
Propose ways to keep our teeth and gums healthy.

Yes, I can

I need help

No, I have doubts

Homefun

Revise the SA Syllabus 

Chapter - What makes things

Chapter - Say Cheese