How do plant and animal systems function?

6E: Malfunctions in Homeostasis

Outcome:

By the end of the lesson you will understand how diabetes and hyperthyroidism cause imbalances in homeostasis

Engage:

What happens within our body when blood glucose is not regulated?

What are the symptoms and how is this treated?

Explain:

6E_ Malfunctions in homeostasis

Learning Tasks

Explore

Complete thyroid malfunction case study

Elaborate

Complete both of the activities below to create your summary notes.

Activity 1

Type I vs Type II Diabetes

Activity 2

If I am the answer, what is the question?

Activity 3

Malfunctions in the thyroid gland skills builder

Evaluate

Part 1

Two people are injected with a glucose solution and their blood glucose levels were recorded for the following 2 hours. Person 1 is in excellent health and is not a diabetic, person 2 has diabetes.

Describe the changes that you would expect to see in the blood glucose levels of the two people over the next 2 hours.

Part 2

Edrolo 6E Questions: 1-18

Extension questions 19-23

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