English National Curriculum - Science Science

1. Describe the changes during adolescence

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Describe puberty and adolescence

Draw the changes which happen during adolescence

Describe biological changes

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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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Core Handout: ‘Drawing Puberty’.

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