Bell RingerHow have you changed from 8th

grade until now ?

ADOLESCENCE•The gradual change from child to an adult.

•Ages 12-19

•Mental and Emotional changes occur

During ADOLESCENCE, the Reproductive System matures and adult features appear. Timing of these changes varies greatly from person to person

The period of sexual development is called PUBERTY~ The time when a person becomes sexually mature and able to reproduce

Psychological and Social transition Physical Transition

ADOLESCENCE PUBERTY

Define Hormone:

Hormone comes from the Greek word “to stir up”

List Examples of how Hormones can “stir up” ones life.

Pituitary gland in brain signals for a girl’s ovaries or boy’s testes to begin producing sex hormones.

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Ovaries produce eggs and the hormones produce estrogen and progesterone.

Testes produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.

Release of sex hormones

Ovulation in girls and Sperm production in boys signal REPRODUCTIVE MATURITY-The ability to produce children.

GIRLS Begin to ovulate To release eggs To Menstruate

Boys To produce sperm

BOTH•Muscle strength increases•Pubic hair appears•Skin releases more oils•Perspiration increases

GIRLS• Breasts develop

• Hips widen• Body fat increases

BOYS• Shoulders

broaden•Hair appears on face and

chest

Secondary Sex Characteristics- Physical Changes that develop during puberty.

Adjusting these changes affect your SELF-CONCEPT~ what you think of yourself, physically and mentally.

Self-Concept

Body Image- The way you see your physical self.

What are some positive and negative ways that people change their body image?

Emotions- Changing levels of hormones can create mood swings.

Write down a time when you let your emotions get the best of you.

Sexual Awakening- The increased awareness of, the sexual attraction to other people.

It is not unusual to:•Prefer friends of their own sex•Have same-sex crushes on members of own sex.•This does not make one bisexual or homosexual, Just the process of working through and establishing sexual orientation.

As people mature sexually, they begin to develop their sexual orientation or sexual preference

Sexual Orientation

Heterosexual

Bisexual

Homosexual

Creating a Concept Map Using the word Sexuality, summarize the

ideas discussed in section 1 and 2 and how they are related to the MAIN idea. SEXUALITY

ACTIVITY

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sexuality

Influences

Gender

Male Female

PeersFamily

RoleModels

MediaBody

Image Stereotypes

Gender Roles

AdolescenceHormones

Homemaker provider

EmotionsConfidence