The menstrual cycle

Project task

For this Home Learning Project you will be finding out about the menstrual cycle. To complete the project you need to produce a poster with images and descriptions showing:

  • the stages of the menstrual cycle and its role in reproduction
  • how the lining of the uterus changes and its implications on female fertility

Your teacher will be looking at how well you have understood and explained the topic.

Books in the library

Look at the following shelf numbers in the library to find books to help you with your research:

Shelf numbers

  • 500 Science (you will find KS3 science text and revision books here)

  • 612 Human body

  • 612.6 Reproduction

  • 612.662 Menstruation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our online databases

Britannica School contains charts, videos and information about the menstrual cycle. Click the link in E-LIBRARY on the left-hand side to use it.

Suggested websites

BBC KS3 Bitesize science The menstrual cycle

Boots Learning Store Menstruation

Family Planning Association Bodyworks: your guide to understanding reproduction pdf

Office on Women’s Health (U.S.) The menstrual cycle

Menstrual cycle: animation

Swanshurst Science Department documents

Science HLP document