Infancy and early childhood
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The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the stages of human growth and development that take place during infancy and early childhood. This lesson is the first of a two-part series aimed at introducing students to the different stages of physical growth and development in human beings from birth to 18 years of age. For each stage of development, they learn about key physical stages or milestones, which are research and science-supported indicators that help to track the progress of a child’s physical development at different stages of life. Conversely, they also learn that it is very natural and normal for children to reach these markers at different times. After a brief discussion exploring prior knowledge about human growth stages, students read about milestones and complete a chart that shows the similarities and differences between age groups. Science NetLinks provides necessary handouts, links to web resources, and detailed instructions for completing the lesson. This lesson plan also contains links to the second lesson in this series and “Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System.”
