The document discusses teeth and their functions. It explains that teeth are used for cutting and chewing food to start the digestive process. It describes the different types of teeth in humans and other animals, including incisors, canines, premolars and molars. It provides some facts about teeth, such as elephants having four sets of teeth and dolphins having over 200 teeth. The document also discusses what happens when children's teeth fall out and donating milk teeth to an art project called the Palaces Project.

1. Holding page GINA CZARNECKI SARA RANKIN 2011

4. Meat-eaters (carnivores) have sharp teeth

5. Plant-eaters (herbivores) have flat teeth

6. Animals that eat both plants and meat, (omnivores) have sharp teeth in front and flat teeth at the back http://www.3dmouth.org/6/6_2_1.cfm

7. Different types of teeth Molars Incisors Canines

10. Toothy facts Elephants have four sets of teeth in their lifetime. Their tusks are the longest teeth in the world. Poisonous snakes have hollow fangs which eject poison.

12. Children lose teeth

14. Tooth fairy vs tooth mouse Losing teeth in different cultures

15. Keep your teeth poster

16. Flyer Donate your tooth

17. Palaces - examples Palaces

18. Palaces - sketch

19. sculpting Palaces

20. Donate / recycle Why should people donate to art / science?

21. What happens when your teeth fall out? What other parts of your body fall off/ come off ? What happens to these parts of your body when they come off ? What else could we do with them?

22. Hairy idea: Clippings used to absorb oil spill

23. Locks of Love

24. Who has a tummy button? Do you know what it is for? Cord blood is the blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after a baby is born. It is rich in stem cells, which can be used for bone marrow transplants.

25. Where can you see the palace? Check out our website. www.palaces.org.uk You will be able to find out how many teeth have been sent in and where they have come from. Have more teeth been donated from children in London, Liverpool, or Mexico city? See the Palace grow. Ask the artist and scientist your questions. Tell us your toothy stories. Tell us what you think about donating a body part to become a piece of art.

26. Where can you see the palace? In Museums and art galleries around the UK Science museum April 7 th – June 12 th 2012 Bluecoat art gallery Liverpool 10 th Dec 2011 – Feb 2012

27. Final side - PO Box Donate your milk teeth - build the PALACE! PALACES PROJECT PO Box 172 Liverpool L17 2WU www.palaces.org.uk @toothpalace