Chapter 6: Support, Movement & Growth (Human Growth Pattern)

Content Standard:

Movement and Human Growth

Learning Standard:

Explain the pattern of human growth.

Compare and contrast the growth pattern between male and female.

Learning Activity:

Good morning everyone. Today we are going to learn about human growth pattern. Before we start, let us watch this video.

What is human growth?

Human growth is a process where changes occur in terms of size, total number of cells, weight, shape size and body function. 

It is permanent and irreversible process.

Human growth occurs to the whole body and is different according to the sex and age.

HUMAN GROWTH STAGE

Let us look at the human growth curve. What is the shape of the curve?

Is there any different of growth pattern between males and females? Now study this growth pattern.

Exercise:

1. State two parameters that can be used to measure the human growth rate.

2. Explain the shape of the growth curve for males and females.

3. Describe briefly the effect of diet on growth rate.

4. How can the growth rate be measured.

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References:

1. KSSM Science Textbook Form 4

2. https://www.slideshare.net/nirmalajosephine1/biology-form-5-chapter-4-46-growth-in-multicellular-organisms

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPMeXUeAI1Y