2.3 Reproduction in human beings

• Parts of the human reproductive system
• Functions of the parts of the human reproductive system
• Fertilisation in human beings
• The menstrual cycle
• Personal hygiene during adolescence

• identify the parts of the human reproductive system
• describe the functions of the parts of the human reproductive system
• explain the process of fertilisation in human beings
• describe the menstrual cycle in human beings
• observe personal hygiene during adolescence
• appreciate the process of reproduction in human beings

“How does reproduction take place in human beings?”

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1. Why living things reproduce
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   What reproduction is for, and how to talk about this topic respectfully.
2. The male reproductive system
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   Naming the parts on a diagram, and why the testes sit outside the body.
3. Functions of the male parts
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   What each part actually does, and how sperm and fluid together make semen.
4. The female reproductive system
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   Naming the parts, and following the path an egg takes from ovary to uterus.
5. Functions of the female parts
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   What each part does, including the lining that is rebuilt every month.
6. The sperm cell
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   A cell built entirely for travelling, and how each part of it serves that one purpose.
7. The egg cell
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   The largest human cell, its food store, and the coat that changes after fertilisation.
8. Comparing sperm and egg
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   Two cells, two designs, and the one important thing they have in common.
9. What fertilisation is
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   The joining of two nuclei to make a zygote, and why only one sperm can succeed.
10. Where fertilisation happens
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    The journey from the vagina to the oviduct, and the short window in which it can succeed.
11. Implantation and early growth
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    What the zygote does in its first week, and how it settles into the uterus lining.
12. The menstrual cycle
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    The monthly cycle that prepares the uterus, what day 1 means, and why lengths vary.
13. The four stages of the cycle
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    Shedding, rebuilding, ovulation and waiting, and what decides which way the cycle turns.
14. Tracking the cycle
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    Marking day 1 on a calendar, working out your own cycle length, and using it to be prepared.
15. Menstrual hygiene
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    Choosing, changing and disposing of a pad safely, and when period pain needs attention.
16. Changes at adolescence
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    What changes for everyone, what differs, and why the timing varies so much.
17. Personal hygiene during adolescence
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    A short daily routine that handles sweat, skin and everything else adolescence brings.
18. Caring for a pregnancy
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    What keeps a pregnant woman and her developing baby healthy, and why it all matters.