Teaching ideas Chapter 17
Reproduction in humans
Syllabus sections covered: 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7
Teaching resources Syllabus section 16.4
16.4
40-minute periods
Resources in Coursebook
Resources in Workbook
Human reproductive organs
2 to 3
Questions 17.1 to 17.2
Exercise 17.1 Gametes
Fertilisation and development
3 to 4
Topic
EOCQs 2, 5 Questions 17.3 to 17.13 EOCQs 3, 4
Resources on this CD-ROM
Exercise 17.2 Gas exchange in the placenta and lungs Exercise 17.3 Breast-feeding statistics
16.5
The menstrual cycle
2
Questions 17.14 to 17.18
16.6
Birth control
2
16.7
Sexually transmitted infections
2 to 3
Topic 1
Human reproductive organs
Worksheet 17.1 The menstrual cycle
EOCQ 1 Exercise 17.4 Birth control data EOCQ 6
Worksheet 17.2 AIDS in the Caribbean
Coursebook sections 17.1 Teaching ideas ◆
If available, three-dimensional models are very helpful in understanding the relative positions and sizes of the reproductive organs. ◆ Workbook exercise 17.1 Gametes, gives practice in thinking about how particular cells are adapted for their functions. Common misunderstandings and misconceptions ◆
Students may already have some knowledge of this topic before the lessons, but this is often muddled and incorrect. ◆ They may have a tendency to use everyday language, rather than scientific language.
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