Looking after our teeth: review (non-statutory)
I can present information about how sugar in drinks can damage teeth.
Looking after our teeth: review (non-statutory)
I can present information about how sugar in drinks can damage teeth.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Scientists make careful observations to investigate which drinks are harmful to teeth.
- Scientists review data collected from observations and write conclusions.
- In a conclusion, scientists often refer to earlier predictions of what they thought was going to happen.
- Too much sugar in food or drink can damage teeth. Information about sugar content in drinks can be found on packaging.
- Scientists often present data in a graph to help explain their conclusions to other people.
Keywords
observations - We make observations when we look closely at something and use other senses too.
Data - Data is information collected during an investigation. It may be numbers, symbols, pictures or text.
Conclusion - In a conclusion, scientists explain what the results show or mean.
Sugar - Sugar is used to flavour food and drinks to give them a sweet taste.
Graph - A graph is a visual way to display results to make them easy to understand.
Common misconception
May believe diet drinks are good for teeth as they don't have sugar in them.
As children observe the eggshells left in different drinks, they will see that diet drinks can still cause tooth decay and discolouration.
Equipment
Eggshells in different drinks from previous lesson's investigation.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - equipment
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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