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Lesson 1-1 B: Why Study Type 2 Diabetes

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Lesson 1-1 B: <Why Study Type 2 Diabetes?> 

~90 minutes

Student Version Teacher Discussion Notes 
Materials

View the full lesson plan here:

 

Overview

This lesson begins with an introduction to the themes explored in the unit through student participation in a Silent Chalk Talk conversation. Students are then introduced to diabetes through a CDC power point that shows how the prevalence of diabetes has increased dramatically in the Unites States between 1994 and 2009. Students are challenged to consider how to make a difference in the tremendous growth of this disease in the last 15 years. By asking questions and reviewing data, students are introduced to different types of diabetes, risk factors, treatment and prevention options in order to decide which type is the most common and the most preventable.

 

Enduring understandings:

  • Type 2 diabetes, as with most traits, is determined by both genes and the environment.
  • The increase in type 2 diabetes nationally and globally appears to be associated with an increase in obesity, changes in diet to highly processed foods, and decrease in physical activity, as well as other factors.

 

Essential question:
  • What is type 2 diabetes and why is it important?

 

Learning objectives:

Students will be able to:

    • Know that type 2 diabetes is an important public health focus in the U.S., due to its prevalence and rapid growth.
    • Develop relevant questions based on data and discussion
    • Interpret data 

 

 

This lesson provided by:  Type 2 Diabetes: A complex disease of gene and environment interactions. Copyright 2014 by University of Washington. This curriculum was created by Genome Sciences Education Outreach (GSEO) and is supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) of the National Institutes of Health through Grant Number R25OD010966. Permission is granted to download, reproduce through printing or photocopying, and distribute copies of Type 2 Diabetes: A complex disease of gene and environment interactions for non-commercial, educational purposes only, provided that credit for the source (GSEO and copyright (© 2014 University of Washington) is given.

 

 

 

 

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