My Changing Life Series The Physical Changes: Boys and Girls - VEA

My Changing Life 

Series 

The Physical Changes: 

Boys and Girls 

Australia 

111A, Mitchell Street, 

Bendigo, Victoria 3550 

FREECALL: 1800 034 282 

Phone: (03) 5448 2400 

Facsimile: (03) 5448 2408 

Teacher Notes by Lisa McIntosh, 

B.App.Sc. (Family & Consumer Studies) 

B.Ed. (Sec Food & Health) 

Produced by Film Ideas 

Distributed by VEA Pty Ltd 

© Video Education Australasia Pty Ltd 2008 

Reproducing these teacher notes 

You may download and print one copy of these teacher notes 

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must be reported to CAL as per the Copyright Act 1968. 

Suitable for: 

Health 

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Program Support Notes 

Senior Primary – Junior Secondary 

2 x 16mins

My Changing Life Series – The Physical Changes: Boys and Girls 

For Teachers: 

Introduction 

This program takes a light-hearted look at the journey that all adolescences take - puberty. It explains 

the many significant experiences and many changes that will take place in their bodies. The program 

reassures adolescents that these changes are normal and that they are not alone as they take the first 

steps towards their new identity as an adult. 

Disc one has a specific focus placed on the sexual changes that occur in boys. 

Disc two has a specific focus placed on the sexual changes that occur in girls. 

Recommended for use with junior health classes. 

Program Timeline 

Disc One 

00:00 Puberty basics boys and girls 

03:18 Major physical changes 

05:33 Other physical changes 

08:57 Sexual changes 

10:43 Sexual changes - boys 

15:12 End Credits 

Disc Two 

00:00 Puberty basics boys and girls 

03:18 Major physical changes 

05:33 Other physical changes 

08:57 Sexual changes 

10:49 Sexual changes - girls 

16:17 End Credits 

Useful Resources 

http://www.filmideas.com 

http://www.likeitis.org.au/puberty 

http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au 

http://www.iwannaknow.org/index.html 

http://kidshealth.org/teen/ 

http://www.puberty101.com/ 

http://www.menstruation.com.au/pubertyplace/changes.html 

http://www.mydr.com.au/womens-health/female-reproductive-organs 

Further Activities 

Disc one: http://www.filmideas.com/guides/MyChangingLifeGuideBoys.pdf 

Disc two: http://www.filmideas.com/guides/MyChangingLifeGirls.pdf 

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You may download and print one copy of these teacher notes from our website for your reference. Further copying or printing must be 

reported to CAL as per the Copyright Act 1968.


Student Worksheet: 

Before Viewing the Program 

1. Make a list of some of the changes that take place during puberty. 

2. Identify the hormones that are associated with puberty for males. 

3. As a class brainstorm a list of words that are associated with puberty and sexual development. 

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While Viewing the Program 

1. What does puberty prepare us for? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

2. What is puberty? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

3. When does puberty start? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

4. What are hormones? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

5. What are the hormones: 

Male: __________________________________________________________________________ 

Female: _______________________________________________________________________ 

6. At what age does puberty generally start: 

Boys: __________________________________________________________________________ 

Girls: __________________________________________________________________________ 

7. List six physical changes that occur during puberty. 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

8. What sexual changes occur during puberty? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

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Disc One: The Physical Changes: Boys 

1. What parts make up the male reproductive system? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

2. What is the term used when the penis fills with blood? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

3. Where is the sperm stored? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

4. Explain what happens when an ejaculation occurs. 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

5. What name is commonly used to describe a nocturnal emission? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

Disc Two: The Physical Changes: Girls 

1. Where are the female eggs kept? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

2. What is it called when an egg is released? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

3. What is another name for the womb? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

4. Generally how often does menstruation occur? 

__________________________________________________________________________________ 

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After Viewing the Program 


• Using publisher create a fun and educational “Surviving Puberty” guide that could be given to 

help inform teenagers of what to expect. 

• Use the vocabulary terms from the video to create a crossword puzzle. 

• Label a diagram of the male reproductive organs. 

For a relevant diagram visit: http://www.likeitis.org.au/puberty 

VOCABULARY: 

Acne: Pimples triggered by puberty hormones. 

Circumcision: Removal of some of the skin around the penis. 

Ejaculation: The release of a milky white liquid through the penis. 

Erection: When the penis fills with blood, making it firmer and longer in size. 

Hormones: Special chemicals our bodies make to help it do things such as grow. 

Larynx: Voice box. 

Penis: Male reproductive organ. 

Puberty: Natural process your body goes through to become an adult. 

Scrotum: The external sac of skin that sits below the penis and contains the testicles. 

Sperm: The male reproductive cells. 

Testes: The glands that produce sperm cells. 

Urethra: The tube that empties urine from the bladder and in males, sperm and semen after puberty. 

Wet dream: An ejaculation that occurs during sleep. 


• Using publisher create a fun and educational “Surviving Puberty” guide that could be given to 

help inform teenagers of what to expect. 

• Use the vocabulary terms from the video to create a crossword puzzle. 

• Label a diagram of the female reproductive organs. 

For a relevant diagram visit: http://www.likeitis.org.au/puberty 

VOCABULARY: 

Acne: Pimples triggered by puberty hormones. 

Eggs: Reproductive cells in females. 

Oestrogen: A hormone that causes most of the changes in the female body during puberty. 

Flow: The amount of bleeding during menstruation.. 

Hormones: Special chemicals our bodies make to help it do things such as grow taller. 

Labia: Skin folds in the vulva. 

Larynx: Voice box. 

Menstruation: Period; generally happens monthly and is the female body’s way of cleansing an 

unfertilised egg from her body. 

Ovulation: The release of a single egg from an ovary. 

Puberty: Natural process your body goes through to become an adult. 

Urethra: The tube that empties urine from the bladder. 

Uterus: Place in the female body where babies develop. 

Vulva: The external parts of the female reproductive system. 

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Suggested Student Responses: 

While Viewing the Program 

1. What does puberty prepare us for? 

Prepares us for adulthood 

2. What is puberty? 

The natural process your body goes through to become an adult 

3. When does puberty start? 

When your body releases the hormones that are required 

4. What are hormones? 

Hormones are special chemicals that work on different parts of the body 

5. What are the hormones: 

Male: Testosterone 

Female: Oestrogen and progesterone 

6. At what age does puberty generally start: 

Boys: 10-15 

Girls: 8-13 

7. List six physical changes that occur during puberty. 

Growth spurt 

Breast development 

More muscular 

Voice changes 

Acne 

Hair (facial, arm pits, legs) 

8. What sexual changes occur during puberty? 

Sexual changes include: menstruation, testicle enlargement, wet dreams 

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1. What parts make up the male reproductive system? 

Penis, scrotum, testicles 

2. What is the term used when the penis fills with blood? 

Erection 

3. Where is the sperm stored? 

In the testicles 

4. Explain what happens when an ejaculation occurs. 

Sperm are released from the testicles, they travel along the Vas deferens, semen is added, and 

then they travel along the urethra and then leave the body. 

5. What name is commonly used to describe a nocturnal emission? 

A wet dream 


1. Where are the female eggs kept? 

Ovaries 

2. What is it called when an egg is released? 

Ovulation 

3. What is another name for the womb? 

The uterus 

4. Generally how often does menstruation occur? 

Every 28 days 

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