Biology: Animal Reproduction
Overview
Students will learn about human reproduction. They will discuss the the differences between the sexes, puberty and how a baby is made. Students will learrn about gestation and how a baby’s needs are met before it is born.
The main SMSC/Personal Development content of this topic includes: PD2 – developing and deepening pupils’ understanding of the FBV of democracy, individual liberty, rule of law and mutual respect and tolerance and PD15 – sense of enjoyment and fascination in learning about themselves, others and the world around them.
The main UN Rights of a Child covered are No.13 – Sharing thoughts freely and No.28 – Access to Education.
Example Key Words
Hormones
Chemical messengers carried in the blood stream.
Gametes
An organisms reproductive cells.
Fertilisation
The joining together of a male and female gamete to form a zygote.
Gestation
The development period inside the womb between conception and birth.
Placenta
Temporary fetal organ that begins developing shortly after the fertilsed egg cell implants in the womb.