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Approach:  Station Level: Year 8 
Focus: Maturation. 
Resources: Picture.
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Questions/instructions:

Look at the picture. The people in the picture change as they grow older.

% responses
y8
Changes can be physical. That is, a person’s body changes.
Write down 3 physical changes that might happen to people as they grow older.		  
How well are physical changes captured?
very well/well
22
moderately well
65
poorly
13
Changes can also be emotional. That is, how we feel inside.
Write down 3 emotional changes that might happen to people as they grow older.
How well are emotional changes captured?
very well/well
16
moderately well
58
poorly
27
Changes can be social. That is, how we get on with other people such as friends and family.
Write down 3 social changes that might happen to people as they grow older.		  
How well are social changes captured?
very well/well
14
moderately well
60
poorly
26
 
Total score:


5–6
12
4
18
3
35
2
16
0–1
19
Commentary
The physical changes most students mentioned related to size, weight, strength, and hair. No more than 11 percent commented on any other physical change. Emotional changes mentioned by more than 15 percent of students were strong mood fluctuations, intense feelings about relationships, and increased maturity of thought. Social changes mentioned by more than 15 percent of students were intensive/exclusive relationships with peers and more focus on peers and less on family.