Human Reproduction
CONCEPTUALDescribe the structure and function of the male and female human reproductive systems, and explain the processes of fertilisation, gestation, and birth including the role of the placenta
Mastery Evidence
- Labels diagrams of the male and female reproductive systems
- Explains the roles of gametes (sperm and egg) in sexual reproduction
- Describes what happens during fertilisation and where it occurs
- Explains the function of the placenta and the impact of maternal lifestyle on foetal development
Assessment Prompt
“If [child] was studying human reproduction, could they describe how the male and female reproductive systems work together and explain what happens between fertilisation and birth?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
KS3.Sci.Bio.Reproduction.1The national curriculum in Englandreproduction in humans (as an example of a mammal), including the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems, menstrual cycle (without details of hormones), gametes, fertilisation, gestation and birth, to include the effect of maternal lifestyle on the foetus through the placenta
Prerequisites1
- Animal Life StageshardAges 6—7
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- Animal Life Stages hard
KS3 human reproduction (systems, fertilisation, gestation) extends KS2 introduction to offspring and life stages
- What Living Things Need soft
Understanding survival needs supports understanding growth and development
- Living Things Vocabulary soft
Describing what plants and animals need to survive uses life processes vocabulary: nutrition, growth, sensitivity
- How Animals Have Babies soft
Animal babies topic enriched by curriculum coverage of offspring and life stages
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