Life Begins: Puberty, Reproduction & Prenatal Development
Join a trained health educator from the Robert Crown Center for Health Education for an overview of human reproduction, fetal development and the birth process.
Lab Overview
Students will encounter a simple yet thorough discussion of male and female reproductive anatomy, the role of the pituitary gland in puberty and the female menstrual cycle, as well as an introduction to human fertilization, development of the fetus and the process of labor and delivery. Dramatic illustrations and photographs, a short video and a visit to the Prenatal Development exhibit to view actual prenatal specimens enhance and reinforce the information presented.
- Grade: 5th
- Capacity: 35 students
- Duration: 75 minutes
- Cost: $90
- Offered Tuesday only at 10:15 and 11:45 am
Illinois Learning Standards
The content of this lab aligns with the following Illinois Learning Standards:
State Goal 23: 23.A.2; 23.B.5; 23.C.2
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