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Coward Punch - The Body's Reaction to Danger
Lesson3 of 5 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9 - 10SciencePhysicsSocialMental HealthPhysical HealthSocial Action
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students will use what they have learnt about body systems to investigate an issue in society – the coward punch. They will review the nature and complexity of all major body systems before focusing on the nervous and endocrine systems and their role in reacting to situations of fear or anger.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- revise the various body systems, their purposes and interactions
- understand the stress response of the body associated with anger and fear via examination of the adrenaline pathway.
Success criteria
Students can:
- identify the components and describe the functions of the major body systems
- describe the physiological changes the body exhibits when under stress
- identify the mechanism by which these changes occur.
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