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Graphic from Children and Youth Health

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)
2. Watch the Caring For Teeth video from BrainPOP
Jr., then complete the Healthy/Unhealthy Game .
*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.
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.
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LookingforDental.com
Children’s University of
Manchester

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

6. TEACHER SUPPORT
MATERIALS
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
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.
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Time Frame:
2-50 minute sessions
Differentiation:
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Direct students to use comprehension tools included in
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 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:
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Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Reflective, Global, & Sequential
AVID Strategies:
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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:
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This lesson is designed for special education students. It is a
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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 2015
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 base d on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at http://fno.org/sept02/slamdunk.html .