The placenta is an organ that is attached to the uterus wall; it provides the foetus with oxygen and nutrients from the mother's blood.

The foetus is the stage of human development between an embryo (at around 8 weeks) up to when the baby is born.

Alcohol is a depressant drug present in alcoholic drinks. It slows down the messages travelling between the brain and the body.

Drugs are substances that, when taken in, have an effect on the body.

Healthy pregnancy

Science

Reproduction and inheritance

Life cycles and reproduction

Puberty in humans and sexual maturity

Gametes and fertilisation in sexual reproduction

Human reproductive organs

The human menstrual cycle

Gestation and birth in humans

Pupils will learn about flower structure, wind and insect pollination, fertilisation, seed and fruit formation and dispersal.

Pupils learned about heredity as the process of organisms passing on genetic material to their offspring during reproduction, and about DNA, genes and chromosomes.

This unit explores human reproduction, covering the structure and function of male and female reproductive systems, the menstrual cycle, gametes, fertilisation, gestation, and birth. It also examines how maternal lifestyle impacts the foetus through the placenta.

Reproduction in humans

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of mental health issues

Which of the following are examples of drugs?

Drugs can pass from the mother to the foetus through the ...

Which of the following are **not** symptoms of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)?

True or false? The greater the intake of drugs the worse the effects on the foetus.

Which of the following are long-term consequences of drug taking when pregnant?

Which of the following is **not** a short-term consequence of drug addiction?

True or false? Females carry a baby for around 40 weeks before it is born.

What is the organ called where the mother and foetus exchange substances?

What does the mother's blood provide for the growing foetus?

What waste product does the placenta remove from the foetus?

What connects the placenta to the foetus?

Andeep: Alcohol is not a drug because it is in a drink.

Jun: Drugs are substances that affect the body.

Starter Quiz

True or false? Females carry a baby for around 40 weeks before it is born.