Unit 4 Development through the Life Stages Knowing

Unit 4 – Development through the Life Stages Knowing the stages of growth and development throughout the human lifespan - Lesson 1

Learning Outcomes of Unit 4 �You will be able to: 1. Identify and define the stages of growth and development through the human lifespan, 2. Identify, define and apply the potential effects of life factors and events on the development of the individual, 3. Identify and define the physical and psychological changes of ageing.

Unit 4 – description �This unit is about understanding the way we change over time. It explores the course of human development and the range of genetic, biological and social factors that influence how your life turns out. �You will ivestigate the major events whic affect people throghout their lifetime and look at the effect and look at how the effects of ageing, and theories about it.

Key questions �Will you have a fixed life course where you can predict much of what will happen to you ? �How can people with genetic conditions be helped? �How far is life fixed for you by your genetic inheritance, or by the social and economic environment you grow up in? �How and why do we age? �What does it take to ensure that we are happy in our old age? �How can health and social care provision provide opportunities for older people to remain as active as they wish?

Assessment and grading criteria To achieve a pass To achieve a merit To achieve a distinction P 1 – assessment activity 4. 1 M 1 – assessment activity 4. 1 D 1 – assessment activity 4. 1 P 4 – assessment activity 4. 3 M 2 – assessment activity 4. 3 D 2 – assessment activity 4. 3 P 5 – assessment activity 4. 3 M 3 – assessment activity 4. 3 P 2 – assessment activity 4. 2 P 3 – assessment activity 4. 2

Over to you !!!!! TPS Read Kiara story and answer the three questions in pairs

What do you think ? Can Do someone you believe How far does become thatsuccess people can and fame What does later successful become and important depend on your life hold for people famous and successful just upbringing and ? because they want they are your born to ? opportunities? to do well?

Human growth �Human beings experience human growth as they increase in physical size or mass, �Physical process involves both height and weight gain, �Increase in size past the point of physical maturity is not expected (obesity, gigantism)

Have a think Individually, complete the handout which you have been given you have 5 minutes to complete this task.

Market Stall Task LIFE STAGES

Life expectancy �Social Trends (2009) – boys born in 2006 can expect to live until 77, girls until 82. �Life expectancy is an average, not a limit as some may live longer than the set average,

Life course �Life is a path of a human life cycle and the stages one goes through e. g. Infancy, childhood, adulthood, �Assumption that life course is purely controlled by biology as people get older a process of physical decline sets in and continues until that person dies, �SPRINGBOARD THEORY

Key theorists (life course/life cycle) 1. Bromley (1966) – physical and social development , 2. Havighurst (1972) – life tasks, 3. Levinson et al (1978) – transitions which people go through their life course

Storyboard Using the handout you have been given create your own storyboard representing the “Springboard” model of the life course.

Think – Pair – Share How far can you choose your own life course ?

4 key concepts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Growth, Development, Maturation, Developmental Norms, Developmental Milestones.

Growth �Definition: increase in quantity for example children grow taller as they get older. �As height and weight increases we can refer to the increase as a process of growth

Development �Definition: changes that might be complex and involve a change in the quality of some ability such as language development. �Most social, intellectual or emotional change is described as development.

Maturation �Definition: the term maturation is used when development is assumed due to a genetically programmed sequence of change. �Experiences of puberty can be explained as caused by an in-built genetic process which unfolds as you get older.

Developmental norms/milestones �A norm is something which is expected, �Norms are a set of expectations which are expected to be attained at specific times during the life stages, �Milestones help us assess a journey that is being completed such as skills development,

Research Task STEP 1 STEP 2 In groups of three using the laptops provided undertake an Swap charts/findings with another internet search obtain athe chart groups andtodiscuss or list of developmental of advantages/disadvantages milestones. different styles of charts. You have 1010 minutes to complete minutes this task

Assignment 4. 1 - Life stages

Tell me three things. . . you have learnt today you have done well the group has done well you would like to find out more about you know that you didn’t know 50 minutes ago