People are a type of animal called humans.

To develop is to grow or change gradually.

An adult is a mature form of a plant or animal.

Adulthood is the time that a human spends as an adult.

Chronological order is the order that things happen.

Changes in adulthood

Science

Changes in humans before and after birth

Changes in  childhood

Changes during puberty

Changes in old age

More about human development

Finding out about human height

Representing data about human height

Analysing data about human height

Life expectancy (non-statutory)

The impact of population growth (non-statutory)

In this Human development unit, pupils learn to describe the changes as humans develop to old age. In the Evolution and inheritance unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents

In the New life unit, pupils learnt that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults. In this Human development unit, they will build on this knowledge to describe the changes as humans develop to old age

This unit describes the changes humans undergo from birth to old age. It involves planning scientific enquiries, measuring accurately, recording complex data, and presenting findings. Emphasis is on identifying evidence to support or refute ideas, drawing conclusions, and explaining results.

Human development

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Starting with the earliest, order the stages of human development.

Around what age does the middle age stage of adulthood begin?

By which stage have humans fully developed physically and intellectually?

Adulthood is generally thought of as beginning at around {{}} years.

Which of these body changes happens during middle age?

Which of these would not be a good way to record the changes that happen during adulthood?

When we talk about our intellectual development we mean the way our ____________ develops.

When we talk about our physical development we mean the way our {{}} develops.

A young human growing taller and learning new skills

A human who is developing from a child into an adult

Match the stage of human development to the correct explanation.

Which of these changes usually happen during puberty?

What is the name for the human development stage between childhood and adulthood?

Starter Quiz