Section outline

  • Learning Outcome

    We will explore the reproductive system to learn how "unexpected" things can happen like pregnancy and mutations. 


    Success Criteria

    1) Identify the parts and functions of the male and female reproductive organs

    2) Explain the role of hormones in puberty and egg/sperm production


    Activities

    To understand how mutations form, we need to go back to the beginning: reproductive systems.  We are going to witness a love story and you will be a part of the journey to when your own superhero is born.

    Ova and Sperm are our star characters.  

    I have started a Google Slideshow for our story.  Your job is to describe different settings in the story. You are assigned a setting (part of the reproductive system) and partner to work with.  Please include the following information for your setting IN ONE SLIDE:
    - function
    - description 
    - picture

    Now don't be cheeky and copy the information from online.  That's plagiarism and a no-no in the publishing world. 

    The love story will continue on Thursday when our two characters meet and fall in love.  How appropriate that it will be in a Google Meet (check your e-mail). 


    Partners 

    Females
    Ova - Diya
    Ovary - Nazanin, Clarissa
    Fallopian Tube - Gurleen, Kashvi
    Uterus - Nelly, Alexia
    Cervix - Sharon, Kiana
    Vagina - Irene, Yvanna

    Males
    Sperm - Aiden, Daiton
    Testicles - Martin, Pranaal
    Scrotum - Nikhil, Paul
    Vas Deferens - Veeral, Daniel, Allan
    Seminal Vesicles - Akash, Cong Cong
    Prostate Gland - Joaquin, Ricky, Kacey
    Urethra - Javed, Brenan

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...human development by conceptualising the process of reproduction in the form of a story
    • We are EXPLORING...how the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and cell division are connected to genetic variation