Hearing, Dental, and Vision Protection Teacher Resources
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How Did Teeth Evolve?
Tooth be told, your class is gonna love this video! Science scholars look beyond simple cell types and enter the world of teeth. The narrator describes how we think teeth evolved to their present form, how form dictates function, and how...
Curated OER
Be Kind to Your Teeth
What kinds of food can be bad for your teeth? Kindergartners and first graders explore dental health with an interactive science inquiry. Given a choice of foods such as celery, cake, and milk, kids choose which ones are better for their...
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Healthy, Happy Teeth
Students demonstrate the right way to brush their teeth and why its important to keep them clean.
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It's too loud!
Investigate soft, loud, and dangerous sounds. Little ones put a check next to the sounds that are loud, an X next to ones that are soft, and circle the ones that would require protective ear wear. Tip: Get out a tape player or computer...
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Sound Ideas
Complete a unit of lessons on hearing and sound. Learners conduct sound experiments, research the history of the telephone and scientific contributions of Alexander Graham Bell, and create a model of the human ear.
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Bite on This!
Different types of teeth have different roles. Third graders study how molars, incisors, and canines function in a rabbit skull and a cat skull. After answering some questions about the teeth of herbivores and carnivores, kids...
Exploratorium
Seeing Your Retina
Using a dimmed flashlight, life science learners can see the network of blood vessels that line the back of their eye. Darken the room and let them try this activity as part of your unit on the eyeball. Also consider some of the other...
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
Students study hearing and are able to differentiate between different sound waves. In this sound wave lesson students develop a cause and effect model that shows the parts of the ear.
Nemours KidsHealth
Vision
From the iris and retina to glasses and contact lenses, learners will be excited to see what activities are in store for them as they learn about the complex organ of the human eye.
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The Law: Child Protection
Tenth graders investigate child protection laws and the services they provide. They describe the differences between voluntary and involuntary placement. They role-play as child protection workers and investigate cases and recommend...
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Stay Away Tooth Decay
Young scholars discuss what is meant by good dental hygiene. They identify food and drinks that are good and bad for their teeth. They use an egg to represent their teeth and place it in a dark liquid overnight. They predict what will...
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What Causes Tooth Decay
Learners investigate oral hygiene. In this personal health lesson, students discover the parts of a tooth and how to best protect them from disease. Learners examine the effects of acids on tooth enamel and calcium.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 7
For this Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 19 short answer questions covering chapter 7 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor in order to help them better understand those...
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Spelling List 34: Sight Words, Shun Sound, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list learning exercise, students practice spelling words that are sight words, shun sound, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
In this online interactive Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry activity, students respond to 14 multiple choice reading comprehension questions regarding the book.
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My Tooth is Loose
Elementary learners study the /th/ sound as a whole class. First they hear the sound and learn a tongue twister. After practicing together, they write the digraph on their practice paper. Then, to study the words in context, the class...
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Beach Replenishment Mock Hearing
Students study the issues and stakeholders involved in a beach replenishment project. For this beach replenishment lesson, students study the point of views for the various stakeholders in a beach replenishment issue. Students are...
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Protecting Your Eyes
In this eye protection worksheet, students discover how to protect their eyes as they read guidelines and then respond to 3 questions regarding the information.
Messenger Education
Snow Goggles and Limiting Sunlight
Why would someone need contact lenses that offer UV protection? With a 28-page packet full of instruction and worksheets, students discuss solar radiation and its potential harm to eyes. They make snow goggles similar to ones hunters...
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Protecting the Planet
Students discuss being a responsible student by helping to protect the rainforest. In this citizenship lesson plan, students brainstorm ideas to help global warming, warfare, human-rights abuses and acid rain. Students write an essay to...
Aquarium of the Pacific
Sensational Sharks
Pray that you are not the prey of sharks! The class watches a video and a webcam on sharks and make observations about the different types of sharks. Learners compare two sharks and list their similarities and differences. They then...
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Why the Y2Y?
Students investigate the proposed route from Yellowstone to Yukon. They listen to lectures about the proposal and the different opinions concerning it. Students research the type of wildlife in the area for the road and they consider how...
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Lesson 5-Elaborate/Evaluate Too Loud, Too Close, Too Long
Young scholars begin with an analysis of loudness. They estimate the loudness of common environmental sounds, and then use their knowledge of hearing and loudness to evaluate the risk of noise-induced hearing loss for fictitious...
Rainforest Alliance
Protecting the Critical Habitat of the Manatee and Loggerhead Turtle
Explore ocean habitats with a lesson that showcases the home of manatees and loggerhead turtles in Belize. Here, pupils compare and contrast the homes of ocean animals to those of humans, listen to an original short story about the...