Life Orientation

1. Grade 7 Life Orientation
WHAT IS PUBERTY?

2. Lesson objectives:
 What is puberty?
 What changes are associated with puberty?
 Is Puberty avoidable?
 What is the importance of puberty?

3. Link to the video
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=TRYOCLSJDZK

4. What is puberty?

5. Puberty is the time in life when a
boy or girl becomes sexually
mature. It is a process that
usually happens between ages
10 and 14 for girls and ages 12
and 16 for boys. It causes
physical changes, and affects
boys and girls differently.
It is the process of physical
changes through which
a child's body matures into
an adult body capable of sexual
reproduction.

6. Physical changes in boys

8. Physical changes associated with puberty
in boys.
 Broadening of chest and shoulders.
 Increase in size of genitals.
 Deepening in voice.
 Appearance of body hair and public hair.

9. Physical changes in girls

12. Physical changes associated with puberty
in girls.
 Widening of hips.
 Development of breasts.
 Appearance of hair in the armpit.
 Appearance of public hair.

13. Is puberty avoidable?

14. Puberty is a breath taking pace of
growth and change is second to that of
infancy.
Puberty is one of the most fascinating
and a complex transitions in the life
span.

15. What is the importance of puberty in the
human life cycle?
 Puberty is important because it is a major milestone
in growing up. This means that in order for one to
grow up and become an adult, they have to go
through puberty.
 Their bodies need to change and grow, their
reproductive systems need to develop so that they
can grow to have children one day, and they need to
have adult features.

16. Recap of the lesson:
 What is puberty?
 What changes are associated with puberty?
 Is Puberty avoidable?
 What is the importance of puberty?