More about human development
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan relevant questions to ask humans about changes as they grow.
Key learning points
- Scientists ask relevant questions in order to find out more about the world.
- A survey is a method of gathering information using relevant questions.
- A survey is usually taken from a sample of people with the aim of understanding populations as a whole.
- Different types of questions can be used in a survey and they must be planned carefully.
Keywords
Question - A question is a type of sentence which asks something.
Relevant - Something that is relevant is connected to what is happening or being discussed.
Population - The population of a place is all of the people living there.
Survey - A survey is a set of questions used to gather information.
Sample - A sample of a population means a part of that population.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that human development milestones happen at the same time for everyone.
Using the lesson resources to support, explain that humans are all different and so grow and develop at different rates. This is why we need surveys to find out more information, as one rule cannot be applied to all humans.
Teacher tip
Pupil’s family members could be invited into school to answer children's survey questions. This would give children a range of ages to speak to, and make their results relevant to their own lives.
Equipment
None required.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these sentences are questions?
Q2.Match the human development stage to the approximate age.
0 - 1 year old
1 - 3 years old
3 - 12 years old
12 - 20 years old
20+ years old
Q3.Which of these statements about humans is not true?
Q4.Starting with the earliest, order these human development milestones.
Q5.Which of these changes generally happen during puberty?
Q6.Which of these changes are likely to happen to humans during the elder stage?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Scientists ask relevant to help them find out more about the world.
Q2.What is a survey?
Q3.Match the question stem to the rest of each question.
is the name for the last stage of human development?
do most children learn to walk?
on the body does more hair grow during puberty?
does human height change over time?
Q4.Which of these questions would not be relevant to a human development survey?
Q5.Which of these statements about surveys is not true?
Q6.Why are surveys taken from a sample of people, not every single person in a population?
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