Types of Teeth

Description

Identify the four types of human teeth (incisors for cutting, canines for tearing, premolars and molars for grinding) and understand that tooth shape is linked to function, just as in other animals — herbivores have flat teeth, carnivores have sharp teeth

Mastery Evidence

• ✓ Name the four tooth types and describe each one's job: incisors cut, canines tear, premolars/molars grind
• ✓ Compare human teeth to herbivore teeth (flat, for grinding plants) and carnivore teeth (sharp, for tearing meat)
• ✓ Explain that humans have all types because we are omnivores — we eat both plants and meat