Be an Object Detective – can you guess what today’s Mystery Object is?
Here are some clues to help you:
Looking at this object, can you guess what material it is made of?
What shapes do you see when you look at this artifact?
What do you think this artifact was used for?
Do we use any tools like this today?
Yesterday’s Mystery Object was a Tooth Key
It is made of metal and has a wood handle. A tooth key was used to remove damaged or infected teeth. At the bottom of the metal portion of the tooth key is a latch that would grip the bad tooth and the handle was used to pull the tooth out.
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