What is the relationship between these animals?
Shapes: Wedge, sharp, flat teeth Names: incisors, canines, molars
Human teeth- 3 shapes- wedge, sharp, flat snip, tear, grind food
What do you notice about the rabbit, beaver, squirrel and porcupine skulls?
Rabbit skull
Beaver skull
Squirrel skull
Porcupine skull
Look at the cheetah, leopard and leopard seal skulls. Notice that all the canines & molars are sharp and pointed.
Cheetah skull
Leopard skull
Leopard seal
Look at the grizzly bear, and chimpanzee. They have all 3 tooth shapes like humans.
Grizzly bear skull
Chimpanzee skull
Review of teeth Herbivores: wedge front, no canines, flat molars Carnivores: wedge front, sharp canines, sharp molars Omnivores: wedge front, sharp canines, flat molars
Today we will break into small groups to look at some real skulls. Your job will be to determine whether the animal is a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore. There are 3 -4 different skulls… Activity: Skull identification
Activity quiz after “real” skull id
Quiz after looking at skulls Can you identify the skull as herbivore, carnivore or omnivore based on teeth? THEY ARE ALL MIXED UP!
Snowshoe hare
Beaver
Lynx
Muskrat
Mink
Timber wolf
Red fox
Moose
Caribou
Mountain goat
Review What have you learned today? Can you name 3 shapes of teeth? Can you name 3 types of teeth? Can you tell me which teeth a herbivore has? A carnivore has? An omnivore has?