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

My Changing Life Series – The Physical Changes: Boys and Girls
After Viewing the Program
Disc One: The Physical Changes: Boys
• 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.
Disc Two: The Physical Changes: Girls
• 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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