How can you tell they’ve got it: Growing Up & Puberty?

If they’ve got it, you’ll see things like: Name and order at least six life stages from birth to old age; Describe key physical changes during puberty (growth spurts, body shape changes, development of adult features); Explain that puberty is triggered by hormones — chemical messengers released by glands. Or just try it together: Can your child describe how a person’s body changes as they grow from a baby to an adult to an elderly person — and explain what happens during puberty?

Science The Human Body Ages 9–11

Growing Up & Puberty

Your child can name the stages of life, from baby to old age. At puberty the body changes and grows fast. Chemical messengers called hormones set this off.

In curriculum terms

Describe the stages of human development from birth to old age: baby, toddler, child, adolescent (puberty), young adult, middle-aged adult, elderly — understanding the physical changes that happen at each stage, especially during puberty

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How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

Name and order at least six life stages from birth to old age
Describe key physical changes during puberty (growth spurts, body shape changes, development of adult features)
Explain that puberty is triggered by hormones — chemical messengers released by glands

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Try this together

Can your child describe how a person’s body changes as they grow from a baby to an adult to an elderly person — and explain what happens during puberty?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Basic Body Needsages 5–7Understanding life stages builds on knowing the body needs food, water, sleep and exercise to grow

Balanced Diet & Food Groupsages 7–9Understanding puberty changes connects to knowing about food groups and balanced diet for growth

Human Life Stagesages 9–10Exploratory human development complements curriculum human life stages topic (GB Y5)

Growing Up & Pubertythis skill · ages 9–11

Unlocks

How the Body Stays in Balanceages 12–14Advanced endocrinology and hormonal feedback loops depends on the puberty and hormones overview

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Circulation & Breathing Togetherages 9–11 Healthy Lifestyle Choicesages 9–11 Heart & Blood Circulationages 9–11 How the Lungs Workages 9–11

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