Adolescence & Adult Humans
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 2.1.2
Adolescence & Adult Humans
After the child stage, humans become adolescents and adults.
Adolescence
- During adolescence, humans experience another growth spurt.
- The levels of hormones also change.
- A child turns into an adult.
Adult humans
- Despite not growing in height, the adult’s body cells continue to grow, divide and die.
- The process of cells growing, dividing and dying continues until the human dies.
- The average lifespan for humans is around 80 years.
- Women have a slightly longer lifespan compared to men.
Test yourself on Adolescence & Adult Humans
What is the stage of life when a child turns into an adult?
About how many years does the average human live?