'Better Babies' Project for Schools

UK has poor birth weight (BW) figures. BW is a predictor for life outcomes. Pack gives information for young people to make proper decisions for their life. Aimed at 13-14 year olds (Yr9 & KS3). Cross curricular from English to Science in 9 Topics: 1. Mother and babies in the animal world; 2. Birthweight statistics; 3. Research relating birth size to future outcomes; 4. Foetal development; 5. Healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy; 6. What did granny eat?; 7. Brain development; 8. How to be healthy; 9. Family history and health patterns. Each can be a stand-alone topic or part of a suite of topics. Each topic has a series of questions or exercises for the student to undertake following personal research.