INNOVATIVE

LESSON
TEMPLATE

SUBMITTED TO
Mrs. Sreekala
madam
Department of
Natural Science

INNOVATIVE LESSON TEMPLATE

LATERAL THINKING STRATEGY

PRELIMINARY DETAILS
Name of the teacher : VENI R U
Name of the school : G.H.S.S, Puthoor
Subject : Biology
Unit : The Chemical Changes
Of Food
Topic : Human Teeth

Standard : IX
Division :
Strength :
Duration : 35
Date
:

CURRICULAR STATEMENT
For creating an awareness about the topic human teeth through lateral thinking strategy and
evaluation by questioning.

CONTENT ANALYSIS
NEW TERMS
Incisors, canines, molars, premolars, wisdom, enamel
FACTS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Human beings have a set of 32 permanent teeth.

Of these four grow only at adulthood known as wisdom teeth.
Human teeth are of four different types.
Incisor helps in cutting food into pieces.
Canine helps in tearing the food.
Premolars and molars help to chew the food.
Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body.

CONCEPT
Mouth consists of a set of 32 permanent teeth which helps in digestion.

LEARNING OUTCOME
Enables the pupils to develop,
1. Factual knowledge about human teeth through,

a. Recalling the terms related to teeth.

b. Remembering the importance of teeth.
2. Conceptual knowledge about human teeth through,
a. Understanding the types of teeth.
b. Determining the functions of teeth.
3. Procedural knowledge about human teeth through,
a. Defining the functions of teeth.
b. Tracing the information about human teeth.
4. Metacognitive knowledge about human teeth through,
a. Recognizing the types of teeth.
b. Analysing the functions of teeth.
5. Scientific knowledge about human teeth.
6. Different process skills like communication through group work and writing of items.

TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES

Activity card containing information about human teeth.

REFERENCE
Textbook of standard IX by SCERT, Kerala.
Handbook of standard IX by SCERT, Kerala.

PRE- REQUISITE
Mouth involves in mechanical as well as chemical digestion of food.

CLASSROOM INTERACTION
PROCEDURE

PUPILS RESPONSE

ACTIVITY 1
Teacher providing the students with an
activity card consisting of sentences with words
in a shuffled manner.
Teacher explaining that each sentence in

Pupils observes keenly, identifies

and writes down the proverbs.

the card consists of an English proverb and

asking the students to find out the proverbs by
picking the suitable words from it and write it
down.
1. There is teeth no permanent 32 such of
thing set as a have a free beings lunch
human.
2. Teeth keep wisdom as your known,
friends adulthood close at and only your
grow enemies four these of closer.

1. There is no such of thing as a free lunch.

2. Keep your friends close and your enemies

closer.

3. Pen is mightier than the sword.

3. The pen types is different four mightier of
than are teeth the human sword.

4. Two wrongs dont make a right.

4. Pieces two into food wrongs cutting dont

make in helps a right incisor.
5. When in food the Rome, tearing do in as
help canines Romans.
6. Honesty food the is the chew best to help
molar policy and premolar.
7. Body beauty human is the in the in
substance eye hardest the of is beholder
enamel.

CONSOLIDATION

There is no such of thing as a free

lunch.
Keep your friends close and your
enemies closer.
Pen is mightier than the sword.
Two wrongs dont make a right.
When in Rome, do as Romans.
Honesty is the best policy.
Beauty is in the eye of beholder.

5. When in Rome, do as Romans.

6. Honesty is the best policy.

7. Beauty is in the eye of beholder.

ACTIVITY 2
Teacher asking the students to
underline the omitted words in the activity
card other than the proverb and to read out
the encircled words in a reverse manner.

Pupils underlines and reads loudly in the

reverse manner.

1. There is teeth no permanent 32 such

of thing set as a have a free beings
lunch human.
2. Teeth keep wisdom as your known,
friends adulthood close at and only
your grow enemies four these of
closer.
3. The pen types is different four
mightier of than are teeth the human
sword.
4. Pieces two into food wrongs cutting
dont make in helps a right incisor.
5. When in food the Rome, tearing do in
as helps canines Romans.
6. Honesty food the is the chew best to
help molar policy and premolar.
7. Body beauty human is the in the in
substance eye hardest the of is
beholder enamel.
CONSOLIDATION

Human beings have a set of 32

permanent teeth.

Of these four grow only at adulthood

known as wisdom teeth.
Human teeth are of four different
types.
Incisor helps in cutting food into
pieces.
Canine helps in tearing the food.
Premolars and molars help to chew
the food.
Enamel is the hardest substance in the
human body.

FORMATIVE EVALUATION
REVIEW QUESTIONS

Name the hardest substance in our body?

Explain the function of molars and premolars?
What do you mean by wisdom teeth?
Which are the other parts in mouth which helps in digestion?

ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
Prepare models of different types of teeth and label it neatly.