1. Caring for your teeth helps you stay healthy. What are teeth? Why do we need our teeth? How can we effectively take care of them so that we can avoid cavities and keep these precious possessions throughout our entire lives? 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Graphic from Children and Youth HealthChildren and Youth Health

2. 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Tasks 1.Go to World Book Kids to learn more about teeth. After reading the article, complete the Tooth Care Activity. (Requires the Pixie program)World Book KidsTooth Care Activity 2.Watch the Caring For Teeth video from BrainPOP Jr., then complete the Healthy/Unhealthy Game.Caring For Teeth Healthy/Unhealthy Game 3.Go along for a trip with Colgate as they learned How to Have a Bright Smile!. As you interact with the story, listen for even more ways that you can care for your teeth. How to Have a Bright Smile! *NOTE: Go to the BCPS Database page and click on BrainPOP Jr., then return to this slide and click on the video and activity links above.BCPS Database page

3. Tasks 1.) Practice choosing appropriate foods for your teeth by playing Dental Distress.Dental Distress 2.) Do you know how to effectively brush your teeth? Test your skills by playing Brushing Your Teeth!Brushing Your Teeth 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next LookingforDental.com Children’s University of Manchester

4. Summative Assessment: Scenario: Your friend Ben just got back from the dentist. During his visit, the dentist found four cavities. He told Ben that he needs to do a better job when it comes to taking care of his teeth. Assignment: Create a poster that demonstrates four effective methods that Ben could use when it comes to taking care of his teeth. If your school has Inspiration or Kidspiration you may also use that software to make an interactive poster. Your poster should include a title, four methods to use when caring for your teeth, additional factual detail that you learned from the information sources, and clip art for visual appeal. Please use the sheets attached for ideas. See the assignment rubric for more detailsassignment rubric 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next

5. Learn More: Interactive Activities: 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444 Next Complete a Destiny Search for Additional Books Watch an Interactive Video on Flossing Your Teeth from Colgate.com Create a “Day in the Life of a Tooth” Comic Strip! Dental Word-O-Rama from LearningGamesforKids.com Test Your New Knowledge by playing the ADA’s “To Tell the Tooth” Checkout the BrainPOP Video that Discusses What Happens When You Visit the Dentist *NOTE: Go to the BCPS Database page and click on BrainPOP Jr., then return to this slide and click on the activity link above.BCPS Database page

6. BCPS Curriculum Students will investigate the structure, function, and proper care of teeth in order to recognize healthy habits. Maryland State Curriculum 3.0. Personal and Consumer Health – Students will demonstrate the ability to use consumer knowledge, skills, and strategies to develop sound personal health practices involving the use of health care products, services, and community resources. Common Core State Standards Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. Standards for the 21 st Century Learner Standards for the 21 st Century Learner 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning. 2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations. Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students 3.0 : Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration. Time Frame: 2-50 minute sessions Differentiation:  Direct students to use comprehension tools included in databases, such as: audio read-aloud, closed captioning, labeled reading levels, and embedded pictures and diagrams.  Please look at the Curriculum Guide to get more ideas for differentiation.  Can be taught as a whole group lesson Learning Styles:  Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Reflective, Global, & Sequential AVID Strategies:  The following AVID strategies are supported in this lesson: inquiry based learning, quick write, and use of Costa’s and Bloom’s questioning. Notes to the teacher:  This lesson is designed for special education students. It is a Health lesson that can be used in 3 rd, 5 th, 6 th, as well as other levels based on need.  Designed for individual research instruction  The lesson can be completed by individuals with assistance or as a class with peers.  If a computer lab is not available, this lesson may be implemented in the classroom or library using an interactive whiteboard or printouts of the linked digital resources. Last update: July 2013 Created by Diane Pfeifer linked to email address Edited by Ashley Weber BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2005, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at http://questioning.org/module2/quick.html.Diane PfeiferAshley Weberhttp://questioning.org/module2/quick.html 1111 2222 3333 6666 5555 4444