Puberty is a time when human bodies go through changes to become adults that are able to reproduce.

Growth rate is the rate or speed at which something gets bigger.

An average is a number that is calculated by adding amounts together and then dividing the total by the number of quantities.

To measure is to use equipment to find numbers to describe a feature of something such as its length, weight, size or time.

The result of a test or enquiry is what happened or what was found out.

Finding out about human height

Science

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

This unit describes the changes humans undergo from birth to old age. It involves planning scientific enquiries, measuring accurately, recording complex data, and presenting findings. Emphasis is on identifying evidence to support or refute ideas, drawing conclusions, and explaining results.

Human development

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The speed at which something gets bigger is called its {{}} rate.

Which three of these periods of human development have the fastest growth rate?

How do humans grow from birth to adulthood?

We can find out about changes in human height by {{}} people of different ages.

Which of these people is likely to be the shortest?

Starting with the shortest, order the people according to how tall they are likely to be.

Starting with the shortest, order these human development stages according to their height.

By what age approximately have humans generally stopped growing?

During which stage of human development does puberty take place?

The measure of how tall a person is, is called their {{}}.

It contains lots of nutrients that are good for our bodies.

It contains lots of different types of food.

What do we mean when we describe food as ‘nutritious’?

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Finding out about human height

Lesson outcome

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.