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Curriculum
Overview: |
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Presentation for Veterinarians |
Two follow-up lessons for Teachers |
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Energy Metabolism |
Hormones |
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Objectives |
Students will:
1. Be able to relate the history of Diabetes, it s symptoms, the
difference between Type 1 and Type 2, and prevention and treatment in
animals and humans.
2. Explain why high blood glucose is a health hazard.
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The students will:
1. Explain why the animal body needs energy and where it gets it.
2. Explain the structure and function of mitochondria.
3. Explain, in general
terms, how the body captures energy from food, specifically the basic
ideas of glycolysis and Krebs cycle.
4. Calculate caloric
content of foods. |
Students will:
1. Gain an understanding of several hormones (estrogen, progesterone,
testosterone, cortisol, thyroxine) in terms of where they come from,
where they act, and what they do.2. Gain understanding of the
brain control system and the relationships between hormones and the
nervous system.
3. Will gain an understanding of what steroids are.
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Major Content |
Cause, symptoms, and treatment
of diabetes. |
Energy. Capturing and storing
of energy in the body. Simplified explanation of glycolysis and Krebs
cycle. |
Hormones (thyroxine, sex hormones, cortisol)
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Props,
special resources/ supporting material |
1. Test kits, diabetes pills
and injectables.
2. Models or photos of pancreas.
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Web site on energy developed
by PEER group. |
1. Hormones.ppt
2. Small empty plastic pop bottle (preferably clear color).
3. A small cereal bowl or equivalent, and water. |
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Activities/
demos |
Think/pair share activity on
what to do with someone in diabetic coma.
Calculate Body Mass Index |
Hands-on experiment on
measuring caloric content of various foods.
Calculation of body-mass index. |
Design a servo system for a
self-watering device for a pet.
Submit drawings. Build it if time allows. |
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Student
assessment |
Pre-test
Post-test |
Worksheet
Calorie measurement results |
Creativeness and reliability of design. |
