Control of blood glucose concentration
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This detailed lesson on blood glucose concentration and diabetes includes a starter activity, a set of (prior) learning check questions, and a series of tasks to develop students' understanding of the role of the pancreas, insulin, glucagon and glycogen in monitoring and regulating blood glucose concentration.
The PowerPoint lesson includes a range of graphs for students to read alongside exam-style questions (with suggested answers). There's also a video task and a written task to consolidate understanding, as well as plenary activity to revise new keywords.
Lesson objectives from the PowerPoint presentation:
• Describe how insulin lowers blood glucose concentration (and describe how glucagon increases blood glucose concentration HT).
• Explain the causes of and treatments for type I and type II diabetes.
• Evaluate graphs on blood glucose concentration and discuss causal link between obesity and diabetes.
