Here are some great experiments to try out!
You might be suprised how much of what you taste is linked with smells! Without your nose it can be pretty tricky to tell the difference between foods. See how well you can tell the flavours of food without your nose!
What you need:
What to do:
This easy experiment shows the effects of acid and alkaline foods on your teeth. Acidic foods include fizzy drinks and sweets. Alkaline foods include vinegar. This experiment will show you what happens to your teeth when you have too many foods and drinks like this. Bones are used in this experiment as they are similar to teeth and contain lots of calcium.
What you need:
What to do:
Pour about 5cm of vinegar into the container, so that it covers up the chicken bones. Soak the clean chicken bones in the vinegar overnight.
Check the bones after they’ve soaked in the vinegar overnight. Are they softer or harder? Be sure to throw the bones away in the garbage after you’re finished.
Here are some top tips on how to make sure your teeth are perfectly brushed!
There’s a lot going on in your mouth-you might be suprised to find out that your mouth has lots of tiny groups of living organisms called bacteria which move around your teeth, lips, gums and tongue!
DON’T WORRY! Having bacteria in your mouth is a normal thing. While some of the bacteria can be harmful, most are not and some are even helpful. However, some of these bacteria can stick to the surfaces of your teeth and if they’re not removed by brushing. This bigger group of bacteria is called PLAQUE and it’s a whitish creamy paste which you can rub off.
Plaque causes holes in the teeth which need to be filled. By following the brushing tips and tips on foods you can avoid getting the holes!
Sugary foods and sticky foods get trapped in the groves in your teeth (these are called the FISSURES). Follow these top tips to help to prevent tooth decay!
Try these speedy brain teasers!
Active Alpahbet!
See how quickly you can put these dental words into alphabtical order, use a stopwatch to time yourself and your friends.
Try to find these words in this dental word scramble!
A Y D I R T H P L S R B M E Q Y D V P F S K L F W G B D
R G E B A C T E R I A Y E R T E N B R U S H I N G S I M
T R D I C A Y T O G B A C W D Q C B V R A Z D X I A M A
O I G N Y W I D S N P L O E A Y S D C V W K L D E C A Y
F N D F V S C E Y S Q M E D I R O U L F A A A R W Q S M
A Q T Y I F D N S A I L F B N M Y E U D G H L J B H N M
Y H T L A E H P B N W F I S S U R E S F B D S C A R P O
K V B E Z Y G L U A C B V Q W S J G V D S S F E E F A A
Q D I W I J F T E W A G D A C M D S H J K F S Q Z U R S
P E R S M Z E H T E E T A C G A W Q A M S A H G Z D I O
I P F Z M S G S H J A E S U I I B R U S H W Q I R D M L
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