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Human growth widget
Set the speed with buttons at the top: 12, 6, 3 and 1 frames per second. Play through with the play button or use the timeline at the bottom to jump to an age.
Discussion points
- Chemicals called hormones control how and when we grow.
- What changes happen to girls as they grow into women?
- What changes happen to boys as they grow into men?
- What changes occur in adults as they get older?
- Is it true that the taller you are, the older you are?
- What can you do now that you couldn’t do as a baby/toddler?
- What do humans need to grow and stay healthy?
- The taller you are, the older you are: do you think this is true or false? Why?
Teaching tips:
Use as part of getting children to understand how humans have offspring which grow into adults.
Children could think of things they needed help with as a baby which they can now do independently by making a list or drawing themselves as a baby and themselves now. They could draw themselves in the future and discuss what aspirations they have.
This activity could lead onto looking at what humans need to survive and stay healthy.
Use with ‘Human growth’ for children to add labels to humans at various stages of life.
Children could think of things they needed help with as a baby which they can now do independently by making a list or drawing themselves as a baby and themselves now. They could draw themselves in the future and discuss what aspirations they have.
This activity could lead onto looking at what humans need to survive and stay healthy.
Use with ‘Human growth’ for children to add labels to humans at various stages of life.
Use to help children understand how humans have offspring that grow into adults.
Children could think of things they needed help with as a baby which they can now do independently by making a list or drawing themselves as a baby and themselves now. They could draw themselves in the future and discuss what aspirations they have.
This activity could lead onto looking at what humans need to survive and stay healthy.
Use with ‘Human growth’ for children to add labels to humans at various stages of life.
Also, use this activity to introduce Changes at puberty and discuss the different changes males and females experience at various stages of life.
Children could think of things they needed help with as a baby which they can now do independently by making a list or drawing themselves as a baby and themselves now. They could draw themselves in the future and discuss what aspirations they have.
This activity could lead onto looking at what humans need to survive and stay healthy.
Use with ‘Human growth’ for children to add labels to humans at various stages of life.
Also, use this activity to introduce Changes at puberty and discuss the different changes males and females experience at various stages of life.
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