Carnivore Teeth

Teeth come in different shapes and sizes. The shape of a tooth helps scientists know what food the animal eats or ate when it was alive. In this lesson, students will join learn about different shapes and sizes of teeth from prehistoric carnivores. Students will also make and share observations of different teeth, go on a fossil hunt in their classroom, and make their own fossil teeth necklace.

Categories

Age Group: Preschool
Animal Area: Dinosaurs and Prehistoric
ELOF Domain: Cognition, Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development
Resource Format: PDF
Language: English
Smithsonian Museum: National Museum of Natural History
Topic: Teeth, Healthy Bodies
A man holds a large Megalodon shark tooth in front of his face. Behind him is a replica Megalodon shark that is hanging from the ceiling with its mouth wide open revealing rows of teeth.

Part of the Following Programs

A collage image that includes two grey elephants, a cartoon of a pink jackalope puppet, and a male cartoon character holding a guitar.

Healthy Teeth

Why do animals need teeth? How do they use their teeth? And how do they keep them healthy just like we do?

Content Unit :
Teeth
Featured Creature :
Elephants, Sloth Bears
Smithsonian Partners :
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
ELOF Standards :
IT-PMP 9; P-PMP 4; P-SCI 1; P-SCI 2; P-SCI 3; P-SCI 6