1. What happens during the gestation period and birth?
08 April 2019
What happens during the gestation period and birth?
Key terms: gestation period
All:
I can recall the length of the gestation period in humans and identify the stages of growth during this period.
Most:
I can describe what happens during labour.
Some:
I can explain why breast milk is best for newborn babies.
Starter: What is this?

2. What is this?
What has happened to get to this stage?
What will happen next?
How will the baby get bigger?

3. Challenge question: Why do women have to go for ultrasounds during pregnancy?

4. TASK: Development of a baby
M – cards
I – pod groups
N – quietly
T – 1 minute
Match up the picture and the stage.
Put the stages in order.

5. fertilised egg cell embryo foetus new born baby
How does a new human get the substances it needs for growth and development from the first cell to being a 1-year old baby?
Embryo day 41
Links to nourishment?

6. Human gestation period = 280 days / 40 weeks / 9 months
Key definition:
Gestation period: The length of time from fertilisation to birth.
Human gestation period = 280 days / 40 weeks / 9 months

7. TASK: Birth M – classbook I – individually N – quietly T – 10 mins
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Bronze
Silver
Gold
Write 3 sentences describing the birth of a baby.
Create a flow chart to show stages in birth of a baby.
Write a paragraph explaining what happens during birth.
Human flow chart review – pick a student to start, move across the class switching up which row you take a response from.
Extension: Why is breast milk considered best for new born babies?

8. What substances can harm a developing baby? How do they harm them?

9. All: Most: Some: Confidence Check Not confident In between
Super confident
All:
I can recall the length of the gestation period in humans and identify the stages of growth during this period.
Most:
I can describe what happens during labour.
Assess pupils by asking them to express their confidence in their achievement from 1-5 for the lesson aims.
Some:
I can explain why breast milk is best for newborn babies.

10. Plenary: Something to tweet about?
Write a 140 character tweet about the something you have learnt in the topic so far.
#scienceisamazing