This lesson has been designed to cover the content set out in specification point 2.5 (g) of the WJEC GCSE Biology specification which states that students should understand that hormones are chemical messengers which control many body functions. A wide range of activities have been written into the lesson with the aim of engaging and motivating the students whilst ensuring that the content is covered in detail. These activities include a number of quiz competitions which will challenge the students to identify an endocrine organ when presented with three organs as well as introducing them to the names of some of the hormones released by the pituitary gland.
The following content is covered in this lesson:
- The location of the pituitary, adrenal and thyroid glands in the human body
- The location of the pancreas, ovaries and testes in the human body
- The hormones which are secreted by the endocrine glands
- The effects of the hormones on their target organs
This lesson has been written for GCSE-aged students who are studying on the WJEC Biology course but it is suitable for younger students who are looking at this as one of the different organ systems
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