Different teeth for different food | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these do your teeth help you to do?

hear things

smell things

eat things ✓

talk about things ✓
Which of these people help you to look after your teeth?

a vet

an optician

a scientist

a dental hygienist ✓

a dentist ✓
What do dentists use to be able to see your teeth more closely in your mouth?

binoculars

magnifying glass

digital microscope

concave mirror ✓

telescope
Teeth are part of our ______ system.

'digestive' ✓
How many sets of teeth will you grow in your life?

one

two ✓

three

four
What are your first set of teeth called that you have when you are a young child?

evergreen

deciduous ✓

adult

false

Exit quiz

Match the name of the teeth to its shape.

incisors

⇔

flat, smooth and almost rectangular teeth ✓

canines

⇔

sharp and pointed teeth ✓

molars

⇔

wide, flat and bumpy teeth ✓
Different types of teeth are shaped differently for different jobs or ...

'functions' ✓
Humans have different types of teeth for eating food from animals and plants. Animals that eat both meat and plants are called ...

'omnivores' ✓
Which image below shows a Venn diagram?

image A

image B

image C ✓
True or false? Different types of teeth can be used to eat the same food.

True ✓
False
Food can be sorted into groups according to which teeth are used during eating. Another word for this is to...

number

rank

classify ✓

measure

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Key learning points

Different types of teeth are shaped differently for different functions.
Humans are mostly omnivores and therefore have different types of teeth for eating food from animals and plants.
Different types of teeth can be used to eat the same piece of food.
Food can be classified according to which teeth are used to eat different foods, using sorting hoops and Venn diagrams.

Common misconception

Children may not make the link between types of teeth and types of food we eat.

Show the children, through images and practical investigation, that humans all have the same variety of teeth to eat a variety of food. It might be useful to discuss how non-meat eating humans do still have canine and incisor teeth.

Keywords

Identify - To identify something is to be able to name it correctly.
Teeth - Teeth are used to break down food before it is swallowed.
Functions - The tasks or jobs that an object has are its functions.
Omnivore - An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and other animals.
Classify - To classify things is to sort them into groups.