During puberty Explain the cause of these Describe the changes that in hormones cause changes in boys and girls boys and girls during puberty sexual and their relevance in and discuss what causes these characteristics to reproduction. changes. develop. Describe the menstrual cycle Watch BBC video clips of In females and fertility including the role ovulation and the menstrual oestrogen is of hormones. cycle. Discuss how hormones produced by the control the changes seen. Oestrogen is secreted by the ovaries. Eggs ovaries. It inhibits production Use a calendar page to mature and are of FSH and stimulates colour code days according to released release of LH. It makes the hormone levels (make a (ovulation) every uterus lining grow again after flickbook to show changes) 28 days. menstruation. Use a model, eg diagram, chart, In males Progesterone is secreted by animation etc to show the testosterone is the empty follicle in the ovary names, sites of production and produced by the after ovulation. It inhibits effects of FSH, LH, oestrogen testes and FSH and LH production and and progesterone in the stimulates sperm maintains the lining of the menstrual cycle. HT will require production. uterus during the second half more detail. The roles of FSH, of the cycle. LH, oestrogen and progesterone in HT: explain the interaction the menstrual between hormones in cycle of a woman. the control of the menstrual HT: more detail is 4.5.3.3 cycle. required for the
4.5.3.3 During puberty hormones cause sexual characteristics to develop. In females oestrogen is produced by the ovaries. Eggs mature and are released (ovulation) every 28 days. In males testosterone is produced by the testes and stimulates sperm production. The roles of FSH, LH, oestrogen and progesterone in the menstrual cycle of a woman. HT: more detail is required for the Explain the cause of these changes in boys and girls and their relevance in reproduction. Describe the menstrual cycle and fertility including the role of hormones. Oestrogen is secreted by the ovaries. It inhibits production of FSH and stimulates release of LH. It makes the uterus lining grow again after menstruation. Progesterone is secreted by the empty follicle in the ovary after ovulation. It inhibits FSH and LH production and maintains the lining of the uterus during the second half of the cycle. HT: explain the interaction between hormones in the control of the menstrual cycle. Describe the changes that in boys and girls during puberty and discuss what causes these changes. Watch BBC video clips of ovulation and the menstrual cycle. Discuss how hormones control the changes seen. Use a calendar page to colour code days according to hormone levels (make a flickbook to show changes) Use a model, eg diagram, chart, animation etc to show the names, sites of production and effects of FSH, LH, oestrogen and progesterone in the menstrual cycle. HT will require more detail.
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