Diabetes

For this diabetes worksheet, students are assigned the task of creating a week long diet and fitness program at a summer camp for kids with diabetes. They plan a menu and activities as well as give a sample meal and a sample activity...

In this diabetes worksheet, student illustrate in 9 boxes the work the pancreas does and the appreciation the student has for the pancreas. They use a "Pancreas on Strike" handout to show the work the pancreas does in their illustrations.

For thousands of years people recognized the symptoms of diabetes, but it wasn't until the early twentieth century that a treatment was finally discovered. This video explores the Nobel Prize winning scientists' whose work with canines...

Students plan a healthy meal for elderly diabetics. In this nutrition instructional activity, students practice planning a healthy meal by creating a meal plan for an elderly diabetic patient. They learn the importance of controlling...

This is an effective visual illustration of what is happening in the bodies of individuals who have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Using simple symbols and language, these two videos summarize the key concepts of the pancreas'...

Students research information on diabetes. In this health and or language arts lesson, students develop Power Point presentations to demonstrate how life style choices affect the risk of developing diabetes. This is a great activity to...

Students discuss diabetes, it causes, and old and current technology to control the disease. They discuss biomedical engineering and new technology to control the disease. The examine the various types of insulin delivery systems and...

Students complete lab activities to illustrate the complications of diabetes. In this diabetes lesson, students work on labs that illustrate sugar in the blood and normal and atherosclerotic vessels. They demonstrate how diabetes can...

Students identify community cultural practices that enrich or challenge health behaviors. Students evaluate television commercials for their effects on health and initiate a survey of cultural and media influences that might affect health.