Science Year 6 Biology Strand: Human Reproduction & Sexual Health
Science Year 6 Biology Strand: Human Reproduction & Sexual Health
Session F1
Sexual Health
/ Objectives: To understand how to try to resist peer pressure. To understand why contraceptives are important.Sc2 2f Know about the main stages of the human life cycle. 2g Know about the effects on the human body of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs and how these relate to their personal health.
PSHE: 4c Be aware of different types of relationships, including marriage & those between friends & families, & to develop the skills to be effective in relationships. 4d Know how to respond to different behaviours and to ask for help.
Breadth of study: Sc 2b Recognise that there are hazards in materials & assess risks & take action to reduce risks to themselves & others. PSHE 5d Make real choices & decisions, e.g. about smoking.
Scientific enquiry /
Sc1 1a Know that science is about thinking creatively to try & explain how living things work, & to establish links between causes & effects.
Resources needed
/ Examples of cigarette packets with different warnings, access to internetWhole class teaching:
Explain that couples may not want to start a baby when they have sexual intercourse (make love). Some couples use contraceptives when they don’t want to start a baby; other couples don’t use contraceptives for religious or other reasons. It is up to the couple to decide what they want to do. This is a particularly important decision when the couple feels they are not ready to have a baby because of their age & experience, lack of money, their career development, etc. Unfortunately in the UK we have the highest number of teenage pregnancies in Europe. Most of these girls did not plan to have a baby and they find it has a considerable affect on their lives and those of their partner. Another good way of preventing an unwanted pregnancy is to say no when your boyfriend/girlfriend wants to have sexual intercourse. This pressure on young people can be compared to peer pressure to smoke or take drugs. Just say NO! is a useful slogan to remember. Ask chn why it is not recommended to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol or take drugs, e.g. breath & clothes smell horrible, waste of money, damage your lungs or liver, can kill you, make you incapable of looking after yourself temporarily. Explain that chn do not need to do things they don’t want to just to be popular with their peers – it is perfectly alright to be different (remind chn of discussion in Pre-sessions 1 & 2). Show chn some examples of cigarette packet warnings. There are not similar warnings on bottles or cans of alcohol.
However there is also another very good reason for using a condom (one type of contraceptive) – to prevent catching a sexually transmitted infection/disease or STI/D. See to find out more about the most common STI/D in the UK. Some of these diseases can be cured by medicines but they can cause serious problems such as infertility.
Group activities:
Adult-led:
In small groups chn plan and rehearse a scene about saying no when your peers are trying to persuade you to smoke, drink alcohol or take drugs. Think about the use of persuasive language and how to resist the pressure that is applied.
Each group should have the opportunity to show their scene to the rest of the class and to receive feedback.
Independent:
Look again at the examples of cigarette packet warnings. Design their own warning label against smoking or drinking alcohol.
Plenary:
Talk to chn briefly about the different kinds of contraceptives that are available (barrier methods like condoms, diaphragms or caps, hormonal – various forms of the pill or implants & intrauterine methods when a tiny device is inserted into the uterus which stops fertilisation or a fertilised egg from settling in the uterus) with a simple explanation of how they work.
I can:
1. Explain how to try to resist peer pressure.
2. Understand that it is alright to be different from other people.
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Y6 Biology – Human reproduction & Sexual Health – 14 Sessions With thanks to The Oxford Trust for funding support
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