Living things 4
Theme Learning about the environment
Basic science J.S.S.2 First Term
WEEK 4
Living things 4
Performance Objectives
The student should be able to:
1. Define growth and developmental changes
2. Describe the transition from infancy to adolescent and adulthood as developmental changes
3. Describe the increase in height and weight as growth change.
Content
Growth and developmental changes
Definition of growth and development
Growth is the progressive increase in the size of a child or parts of a child. Development is a progressive acquisition of various skills (abilities) such as head support, speaking, learning, expressing the feelings and relating with other people. Growth and development go together but at different rates.
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