Class 8th

Duration 40 min
Name of the Student teacher : Roopa MD
Unit : Reaching the age of adolescence.

Lesson : Changes at puberty(Change in Height, Voice,

Body Shape)

Learning Objectives
During or at the end of teaching learning Processes students will be able to

• Discuss the changes during Puberty in Males and Females 

Calculate full height in cm.
• Identify protruding part of the throat in boys as Adam’s Apple

Pre – requisite Knowledge

• Students know
• The definition of puberty
• Changes at puberty as change in height, change in voice
• Change in body shape
• Influence the height of an individual
• Boys have bigger or more muscle

Learning Resources

• Images Containing Changes that take place during Puberty

• A graph showing percentage of Height with age in boys and Girls
• Image of Adam’s Apple in a Grown up Boy
• A chart that gives average rate of Growth in Height of Boys and Girls with age.
 Continuous
assessment
Phase of the blackboard
lesson Teacher initiatives Student response work
Introduction Teacher initiates the class with a question Student’s recall that the
(Engage) "Do you all remember how you and your changes are, change in
friends were when you all were studying height, change in body shape,
in grade 5 7 " change in voice and change in
weight.
Teacher further asks- "Do you see any
Students recall that they were
changes in these three years?"
short, chubby and playful.

Teacher asks students - "When do Students recall that these

these changes occur or at what stage
do these changes occur?"
Teacher asks students - "What is puberty?"
Teacher asks students - "What is the age at Students recall that puberty
which puberty begins for girls and boys?"
changes occur during puberty.
Student recall that puberty is
the period of adolescence
during which an adolescent
reaches sexual maturity.
begins at an approximate age
of 10 years for girls 12 years
for boys.

Teacher asks students - "Why do you think

girls are attaining puberty early nowadays"?
Teacher confirms further that girls are
attaining puberty earlier than before due
to various factors like lifestyle change,
environmental contamination and
unhealthy food habits
Students predict that girls are
attaining puberty earlier than
before due to the food they eat
or the growth.
Students infer that girls attain
puberty earlier nowadays due
to various factors like lifestyle
change, unhealthy food habits
and environmental
contamination.
 Teacher introduces let's find out the
different "Changes at Puberty"

Focus "Why do these changes occur during Students predict that increase
question in height is due to the food
they eat and physical exercise.
Teacher disagrees and explains that sudden
increase in height is due to the elongation
of bones of the arms and legs during
puberty.

Teacher shows an image of a girl and boy t

different stages and asks students to Students observe that there is
identify the changes they observe. increase in height.

Teacher further asks - "Why there is sudden Students infer that sudden
increase in height?" increase in height is due to the
elongation of bones of the
arms and the legs.
Teacher asks students - "Why do you
think the height of an individual is more Students recall that it is due to
or less similar to that of some family the genes inherited from
member? parents.

Teacher asks students - "How does the Students predict that height of
height of an individual differs from that an individual is more or less
of some family member?" similar to that of some family
member.
Development
(Explore Teacher shows a graph showing percentage Students observe from the graph
&explain) of height with age and asks students that the rate of growth in height
whether the rate of growth in height is is different.
similar or varies from person to person.

Teacher considers students responses and Students infer that the rate
explains that the rate of growth in height
of growth in height varies in
varies from an individual to individual. So,
many grow suddenly at puberty and then different individuals.
slow down. While many grow gradually.

Students calculate full height

Teacher shows the chart of the average rate
of growth in height of boys and girls with of the given example by using
age and asks students to calculate the full the formula.
height by using the formula — calculation
for full height (cm) present present height(cm)
height(cm) % of full height at this age
% of full height at this age

Ex: a boy is 9 years old and 120 cm tall. =160cm tall 75

What will be his height at the end of the
growth period?

Change in body shape

Teacher askes students "What is the next

change that occurs during puberty?" Students recall the change as
change in body shape.
Teacher then shows an image and asks
students, "What are the changes you can
identify in the body shape of the boy Students list the body changes
shown in the image?" such as broadening shoulders and
growth of muscles.
Now , teacher shows the image of a girl
and asks students — "What are the
changes taking place in the body shape of
the girl shown in

Teacher explains that during puberty, in girls, Students observe the widening of
the region below the waist becomes wider region below the waist and
and their breasts develop. breast development.
 Students observe that boys have
Teacher asks students -, How are the muscles bigger muscles than girls.
different in boys and girls.?"
Students infer that in boys the
Teacher explains that the muscles of the muscles grow more
body grow more prominently in boys than in prominently than in girls
gilrls.

Students tell the name of the

Voice change- singers of the class.
Teacher asks —"Are there any singers in the
Two students raised the hands .
Teacher further asks — "Are there any
bathroom singers in the class?" Students predict that throat
produces sound.
Teacher asks students —"Do you know which
organ produces sound when you sing?"
Students observes that a hard
Teacher asks students — Put your fingers bump moves when they swallow.
on the throat and find a hard bump. Now
swallow saliva. What happens to the hard
bump when you swallow?"
Students infer that sound is
Teacher explains that this part of the body produced by the voice box
is known as the voice box and it is also oer larynx.
known as the larynx . Teacher further
explains that sound is produced by the
voice box or the larynx shows the picture
of the voice box.
Students predict that the voice
of some boys cracks because
Teacher asks students —"Have you they shout.
noticed that sometimes the voice of
some boys of your class cracks?" why
does the voice of some boys crack?" Students infer that voice cracks
due to the development of voice
Teacher further explains that during puberty box and boys develop larger
the voice box or the larynx begins to grow voice boxes.
and boys develop larger voice box
Sometimes the muscles of the voice box go
out of control and the voice becomes Students observe and say that it
hoarse. is larynx or voice box.
Teacher shows an image of Adam’s apple in
a grown up boy. Teacher tells a boy to stand
up and asks students- to observe that and
asks "What the protruding part of the
throat called
Teacher considers students responses and Students infer that in boys
explain that the growing voice box in boys the protruding part of the
can be as a protruding part of the throat and throat is called Adam’s apple
it is called ," Adam’s apple"

Teacher instruct students to observe the Students observe that there is no

throat of female student and asks — "Do development of Adam’s apple in
you see the development of Adam’s apple girls.
in girls

Students infer that there is no

Teacher considers students responses and development of Adam’s apple in
explains that the larynx in girls is hardly girls and in girls the larynx is of
visible from the outside because of its small small size.
size and confirms that there is no
development of Adam’s apple in girls.
Students predict that boys have a
deep voice and girls have a high,
Teacher asks students how is the voice of the
pitched voice.
boys different from that of girls?"
Extend A boy is 10 years old and 125 cms tall. At
the end of the growth period what will be
his height ? calculate the full height by
using the formula
Students calculate full height
of the given example by using
formula —
Present height(cm)
% of full height at this age

=160.25 cm tall 78

1.Students might list changes

Teacher evaluates students by
providing them a worksheet containing taking place during puberty as:
Evaluate
following question • a. change in height
1. List any three changes taking place b. change in body shape
during puberty. c. change in voice
2. in boys the protruding part of the 2. in boys , the protruding
throat is called part of the throat is called
adam's apple .
3. Larynx in girls is hardly visible from
outside because of its 3. larynx in girls is hardly
visible from outside because of
4. Sudden increase in height of an
its small size.
individual during puberty is due to
4. Sudden increase in height
of an individual during puberty is
due to elongation of bones of
arms and legs.

Assignment

1. Calculate your full height by using the

formula
2. List what are the other changes that
occur during puberty.
Changes during puberty