Year 6. Unit 3. Sensitivity II. The endocrine system

 

Answer: Yes, they are more or less the same with some small differences.

 

 

• Which endocrine glands regulate growth?
• The pituitarygland and the thyroid gland.

• Which endocrine gland is also a digestive organ?
• The pancreas.

• Which glands are different in men and women? 
• The ovaries and the testicles (the reproductive glands).

 

1. Read the information presented and watch the video.

2. Complete your Activity Book (page 14).

3. Choose one of these exercises (see picture for more details).

• Copy and complete the table and search the Internet to find about the main hormones.
• Draw a comic strip with three vignettes.

 

4. Play the games to learn more about the endocrine system!
Game 1. Hangman game

Game 2. Endocrine system quiz