Lesson 1 Reproduction

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• Leerjaar 2

Lesson 1 Reproduction

Rules

• Respect others
• Ask appropriate questions
• No judging or teasing
• Keep it confidential
• Failure to adhere to these rules will lead to being removed from the classroom and you will have to come back at the end of the day to make up for the lesson you missed.

In one minute, write down as many different synonyms used for sex or sexual organs that you know of

Learning goals

• You can discern between sex and gender
  
• You can identify the primary and secondary sexual characteristics for both male and female
  
• You can list physical, mental and social changes that happen during puberty

Alphabet: Think-Pair-Share

• Think: Work on the assignment on your own.
• Write all the letters of the alphabet in your notebook in 3 rows
• Use each letter to write a word that has to do with: reproduction, sexuality, gender, sex, pregnancy, etc.

• Pair: Discuss and compare with your neighbour, improve your answer
• Share: Talk about given answers during plenary session.

At what age does puberty begin?

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Who starts puberty first?

1. Boys
2. Girls

Sexual characteristics

Anatomical characteristics that define your sex

Primary > present at birth

Secondary > present after puberty

Primary

Secondary

Sexual characteristics boys

Primary

Secondary

Sexual characteristics girls

Man

Primary

Penis and scrotum(balls)

Secondary

Beard, chest hair

Lower voice

Bigger penis and testes

More muscles

Woman

Primary

Vulva (= vagina, labia and clitoris)

Womb

Secondary

Bigger breasts

More rounded shape

Menstrual cycle

Intersex

• Mix of male and female sexual characteristics
• Visible from birth or later (during puberty)
• 1 in 90 people is intersex
• Biological, very different from transgender!

Raven van Dorst is visible in the photo. You might know them from TV.

Raven was born with true hermaphroditism (a form of intersex) and refers to themselves as a hermaphrodite. 

On doctors' advice, Raven's parents had the external male genitalia surgically removed shortly after birth. Raven describes this procedure and its consequences as traumatic.

Puberty

During puberty, hormones in the body make many physical changes happen:

• Growth spurt
• Growth of hair: under arms and near sexual organs (pubic hair)
• Fertile
• Secondary sexual characteristics

Geestelijk

• Volwassen worden
• Seksualiteit
• Relatie(s) beginnen
• Geslachtsgemeenschap

Sociaal 

Other changes

Mental

• Growing up/maturing
• Sexuality
• Falling in love
• Having intercourse

Social

• Reacting differently 
• Parents/family 
• Friends

Questions box: If you have any questions that have to do with this chapter or topic in general fill them in here. I will try to discuss them next lesson

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