People are a type of animal called humans.

A toddler is a young human aged 1-3 years old, who is learning to walk.

To develop is to grow or change gradually.

After the baby stage, a young human becomes a child.

Childhood is the time that a human spends as a child.

Changes in  childhood

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In this Human development unit, pupils learn to describe the changes as humans develop to old age. In the Evolution and inheritance unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents

In the New life unit, pupils learnt that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. In this Human development unit, they will build on this knowledge to describe the changes as humans develop to old age

Human development

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When humans reach 3 years old they are classed as a ...

Which of these skills do most humans **not** usually learn as children?

Starting with the youngest, order the stages of human development.

Children’s social skills improve as they get older.

Children usually need some help from their carers to survive and stay healthy.

Which of these statements about children is **not** true?

Which of these would be a good way to record different stages of human development?

Young mammals grow and develop in which organ inside their mother's?

How long are humans considered to be babies?

Mammals grow inside their mother’s wombs.

Mammals are born living from their mothers.

Mammal offspring show some resemblance to their parents.

Which of these statements about mammals is **not** true?

At what age do humans start eating foods other than milk?

Starting with the earliest, order the stages in a human baby’s development.

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