Changes during puberty | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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Which of these animals is a mammal?
- Crocodiles
- Humans ✓
- Penguins
- Clownfish
Humans become toddlers when they are around ...
- one year old. ✓
- two years old.
- five years old.
- ten years old.
At what stage in their development do humans usually stop growing?
- Baby
- Toddler
- Child
- Adult ✓
What can human adults do that human children cannot?
- Walk
- Communicate
- Reproduce ✓
- Eat a range of foods
Between what ages are young humans considered to be children?
- 0-1 years old
- 1-3 years old
- 3-12 years old ✓
- 12-20 years old
Match the approximate age with the stage of development in young humans.
- 6 months
  
  ⇔
  
  Start eating solid food ✓
- 12 months
  
  ⇔
  
  Start learning to walk ✓
- 3 years
  
  ⇔
  
  Start speaking in short sentences ✓
- 4 years
  
  ⇔
  
  Start learning to recognise letters and numbers ✓

Starting with the earliest, order the stages of human development.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Baby
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Toddler
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Child
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Adolescent
What is puberty?
- The time when human bodies change to be more like adult bodies ✓
- A type of body hair grown by humans
- The name for a group of organs inside a human’s body
- The time humans are aged from 13-19 years old
Match the stage of human development to the body change.
- baby
  
  ⇔
  
  Able to digest foods other than milk ✓
- toddler
  
  ⇔
  
  Start learning to walk ✓
- child
  
  ⇔
  
  Baby teeth fall out ✓
- puberty
  
  ⇔
  
  Body hair grows in new places, such as under the arms ✓
Which of these changes happen to both boys and girls during puberty?
- Periods start
- Body hair grows in new places ✓
- Voice deepens significantly
- Changing body shape ✓
When does puberty usually start for girls?
- Between the ages of 8 and 12
- Between the ages of 10 and 14 ✓
- Between the ages of 12 and 16
- Between the ages of 15 and 20
When does puberty usually begin for boys?
- Between the ages of 8 and 12
- Between the ages of 10 and 14
- Between the ages of 12 and 16 ✓
- Between the ages of 15 and 20

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Adolescence is the stage of growth and development between childhood and adulthood
Puberty is when a child's body begins to develop and change as they become an adult and are able to reproduce
Puberty usually happens between ages 10 and 14 for girls, and ages 12 and 16 for boys
Signs of puberty for girls include changing body shape, additional body hair and starting periods
Signs of puberty for boys include changing body shape, additional body hair and a deeper voice

Pupils may think that everyone goes through, or should go through puberty, at the same time.

Using the lesson resources to support, explain that everybody is different and will go through puberty at different times.

Human - People are a type of animal called humans.
Adolescence - Adolescence is the time that a human spends as an adolescent.
Adolescent - An adolescent is a human in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
Puberty - Puberty is a time when human bodies go through changes to become adults that are able to reproduce.
Reproduce - When living things reproduce they create their offspring.