Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the causes and treatments for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Key learning points
- The hormone insulin helps to control blood sugar level in the human body.
- Insulin is secreted by cells in a gland called the pancreas.
- People living with diabetes have problems with controlling their blood sugar level.
- The cause and treatments for type 1 diabetes.
- The cause and treatments for type 2 diabetes.
Keywords
Hormone - a chemical substance produced by a gland that travels in the bloodstream to a specific organ
Insulin - a hormone secreted by the pancreas when blood glucose is too high, lowering blood glucose levels
Gland - an organ or tissues that produces and secretes substances, such as hormones
Pancreas - a glandular organ in the body that detects changes in blood glucose concentration and secretes insulin
Diabetes - a condition in which the body is unable to regulate blood glucose concentration
Common misconception
Type 1 diabetes is caused by lifestyle, particularly poor diet.
The slide deck states that type 1 diabetes is caused by genes or environmental factors and there is a question in task A to assess this. In contrast there is a big focus on lifestyle and obesity being linked to developing type 2 diabetes.
Teacher tip
At the end of the third learning cycle there are a few slides to compare type 1 and 2 diabetes; this is a good opportunity to bring together all the learning in the lesson and check for understanding and giving the big picture.
Equipment
None required.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which organ in the body detects changes in blood glucose levels?
Q2.Name the hormone that is secreted if blood glucose levels are too high.
Q3.Match each word to the correct definition.
a chemical substance, produced by a gland, that travels in the blood
an organ or tissue that produces and secretes substances
a sugar that travels in the blood and used for respiration
a stored form of glucose found in liver and muscle cells
Q4.What are carbohydrates broken down into during digestion?
Q5.Which of the following cause an increase in blood glucose concentration?
Q6.What changes does insulin bring about in the body?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which disease is associated with uncontrolled blood glucose regulation?
Q2.Put these statements in order to show how the body regulates blood glucose levels.
Q3.Which are true for type 1 diabetes?
Q4.What is the treatment for type 1 diabetes?
Q5.Which statements are true for type 2 diabetes?
Q6.Before using medication what is the treatment for type 2 diabetes?
To help you plan your 10 biology lesson on: Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 10 biology lesson on: Type 1 and type 2 diabetes, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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