← 3.1 Human Reproductive System
Why we study the reproductive system
Integrated Science · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes
We study it for health, hygiene, respect and later life, not for jokes. Agriculture also studies reproduction in animals, at a different depth.
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- 7 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Adolescence and puberty
- Why we study the reproductive system
- Male reproductive organs
- Functions of male parts
- Female reproductive organs
- Functions of female parts
- The two systems compared
- Physical changes in girls
- Physical changes in boys
- Menstruation and hygiene
- Personal hygiene in puberty
- Social changes and respect
- Emotional changes
- Developmental challenges
- Coping and trusted adults
- My adolescence plan