UBSE - 8 - Science :: Reaching the age of Adolescence

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Course Content / Subtopic list:

Adolescence
Puberty
Secondary sexual characteristics of boys and girls
Hormones and roles of hormones
Personal hygiene
Endocrine glands

Expected Learning Outcome:

SWBAT-

Define adolescence,puberty and hormones
Explain the secondary sexual characters of boys and girls
Describe the role of hormones in reproductive function
Explain the personal hygiene
Explain the role of endocrine glands with labeled diagrams

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Reaching the Age of Adolescence Lesson Plan - (Lesson Plan - English)

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Videos

[Author - Kripa S]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6mTwjT8tsM (adolescence)

Images

[Author - Anu Nived]

http://www.healthline.com/hlcmsresource/images/topic_centers/BeautyandSkinCare/766x415_How_to_Treat_a_Hard_Pimple.jpg (pimples)

http://motherchildnutrition.org/malnutrition/images/goitre.jpg (goitre)

http://img1.mnimgs.com/img/study_content/curr/1/10/10/153/869/Chapter%209_html_m460d71a7.jpg (sex determination)

http://www.healthworry.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/smoking-kills.jpg (smoking hazards)

Activities

[Author - Kripa S]

1. Make a list of junk food items (chips, coke, oily food items, etc) that you generally eat. Conduct a poll to check how many of your friends eat the same items. Discuss whether eating such food items are good for health. What effects they have on our body

2. Share your views on the marriageable age for boys and girls being 21 and 18. Why is marriage not considered leagal below this age?