English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Describe puberty and adolescence
Draw the changes which happen during adolescence
Describe biological changes
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Words and meanings to learn
puberty
the process where someone develops their secondary sexual characteristics
adolescence
a period of time in a person's life; it is triggered by the onset of puberty
hormone
chemicals our body produces which send messages to other parts of the body
primary sexual characteristics
sexual characteristics that are present at birth, i.e sexual organs
secondary sexual characteristics
sexual characteristics that develop during puberty
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Resources: Handout, pencils, rubbers and crayons.
Core Handout: ‘Drawing Puberty’.
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