Level 3 · Science S3.4

Growing up: puberty and reproduction

Bodies change during puberty, and this book explains how and why in plain words.

Follow the human life cycle, the changes of puberty and the feelings that come with them. Name the parts of the reproductive systems, learn how periods work and how to stay comfortable, see how a baby starts, grows and is born, and learn how to stay clean and safe.

Start readingS3.4.1 The human life cycle

8 chapters. Your place is kept on this device only.

You are ready for this book if

You can name the main organs of the body and say what one does.

Contents

  1. 1The human life cycle, readunderstood
  2. 2Changes in puberty, readunderstood
  3. 3Feelings and growing up, readunderstood
  4. 4Reproductive systems, readunderstood
  5. 5The menstrual cycle, readunderstood
  6. 6Fertilisation and pregnancy, readunderstood
  7. 7Birth and caring for a baby, readunderstood
  8. 8Staying healthy and safe, readunderstood

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For parents and teachers

For learners who can read a page alone and use the four operations. In many schools this fits children of about 11 to 13, and older learners and adults can use it too. The book names every part of the body by its correct name. It explains puberty, periods, sex, pregnancy and birth in plain, calm words, as a school science book does, and it says how to stay safe and who to tell. An adult can read it with a learner, and each chapter has questions to talk about. Activities need only paper, a pencil and a door frame, and none asks a learner to show their body to anyone. A learner can also work alone: every exercise has its answer and the reason for it.

Strand: The body. Written and drawn by attnom. Free to read, print and share.