Year 2 - Science
Brushing teeth
Healthy me
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Unit Summary
This unit covers the importance of exercise, balanced nutrition, and hygiene for humans. It involves performing simple tests, observing closely, and identifying and classifying information. Emphasis is on asking questions, using observations to suggest answers, and gathering and recording data.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe why it is important for humans to look after their teeth.
Key Notes
- Personal hygiene is the way we care for our bodies including brushing our teeth.
- Plaque is a sticky substance made up mostly of the germs that cause tooth decay.
- Avoiding sugary food and visiting the dentist regularly helps to keep teeth healthy.
- To have healthy teeth and gums, we should brush our teeth twice a day.
Vocabulary To Learn
- hygiene: Hygiene means keeping yourself and where you live clean.
- teeth: Teeth are used to break down food before it is swallowed.
- plaque: Plaque is a sticky substance that forms a coating on your teeth and gums.
- gums: The gums are the part of the mouth in which our teeth are fixed.
- decay: Living things decay when they die, meaning they gradually break down and rot away.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The idea of health only relates to physical health, in particular 'fitness'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Personal hygiene is the way we care for our bodies including brushing our teeth. Plaque is a sticky substance made up mostly of the germs that cause tooth decay.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'hygiene'
Hygiene means keeping yourself and where you live clean. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: The idea of health only relates to physical health, in particular 'fitness'. Correction: Explanation that there are different ways of staying healthy and the importance of teeth brushing.
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