Changes in childhood | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

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

Stomach

Womb ✓

Intestines

Liver
One year is 12 ______ long.

'months' ✓
How long are humans considered to be babies?

1 month

6 months

1 year ✓

2 years
Which of these statements about mammals is not true?

Mammals grow inside their mother’s wombs.

Mammals are born living from their mothers.

Mammals are hatched from eggs. ✓

Mammal offspring show some resemblance to their parents.
At what age do humans start eating foods other than milk?

Around 6 days

Around 6 weeks

Around 6 months ✓

Around 6 years
Starting with the earliest, order the stages in a human baby’s development.

1

⇔

Kick legs

2

⇔

Sit up

3

⇔

Stand up

4

⇔

Start trying to walk

At what age do children become toddlers?

6 months old

12 months old ✓

2 years old

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

'child' ✓
Which of these skills do most humans not usually learn as children?

Reading

Writing

Driving ✓

Understanding numbers

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

1

⇔

Baby

2

⇔

Toddler

3

⇔

Child
Which of these statements about children is not true?

All children develop at the same rate. ✓

Many children learn to ride a bike.

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

A Venn diagram

A timeline ✓

A photograph of a baby

A line graph

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By the time children reach 12 months of age, they are toddlers as they begin to walk.
Once a human reaches the age of three years old, they are classed as a child.
Children reach a variety of important milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move.
The stages of human development through childhood can be recorded using a timeline.

Pupils may think that they grow on their birthday, rather than growth being gradual and continuous.

Using the lesson resources to support, explain to children that during childhood they are slowly and continuously changing and growing.

Human - People are a type of animal called humans.
Toddler - A toddler is a young human aged 1-3 years old, who is learning to walk.
Develop - To develop is to grow or change gradually.
Child - After the baby stage, a young human becomes a child.
Childhood - Childhood is the time that a human spends as a child.