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What is the relationship between these animals?

What is the relationship between these animals?. Shapes: Wedge, sharp, flat teeth Names: incisors, canines, molars. Human teeth- 3 shapes- wedge, sharp, flat snip, tear, grind food. What do you notice about the rabbit, beaver, squirrel and porcupine skulls?. Rabbit skull. Beaver skull.

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What is the relationship between these animals?

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  1. What is the relationship between these animals?

  2. Shapes: Wedge, sharp, flat teethNames: incisors, canines, molars

  3. Human teeth- 3 shapes- wedge, sharp, flatsnip, tear, grind food

  4. What do you notice about the rabbit, beaver, squirrel and porcupine skulls?

  5. Rabbit skull

  6. Beaver skull

  7. Squirrel skull

  8. Porcupine skull

  9. Look at the cheetah, leopard and leopard seal skulls.Notice that all the canines & molars are sharp and pointed.

  10. Cheetah skull

  11. Leopard skull

  12. Leopard seal

  13. Look at the grizzly bear, and chimpanzee. They have all 3 tooth shapes like humans.

  14. Grizzly bear skull

  15. Chimpanzee skull

  16. Review of teeth • Herbivores: wedge front, no canines, flat molars • Carnivores: wedge front, sharp canines, sharp molars • Omnivores: wedge front, sharp canines, flat molars

  17. Activity: Skull identification • Today we will break into small groups to look at some real skulls. Your job will be to determine whether the animal is a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore. • There are 3 -4 different skulls…

  18. Activity quiz after “real” skull id

  19. Quiz after looking at skulls • Can you identify the skull as herbivore, carnivore or omnivore based on teeth? • THEY ARE ALL MIXED UP!

  20. Snowshoe hare

  21. Beaver

  22. Lynx

  23. Muskrat

  24. Mink

  25. Timber wolf

  26. Red fox

  27. Moose

  28. Caribou

  29. Mountain goat

  30. Review • What have you learned today? • Can you name 3 shapes of teeth? • Can you name 3 types of teeth? • Can you tell me which teeth a herbivore has? A carnivore has? An omnivore has?

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