Virtual MedLab: Diabetes
This Learning Lab is not currently being offered
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Learn about vital signs and medical examinations while you analyze data to diagnose and understand diabetes.
Virtual MedLab: Diabetes
For Grades 7-12
- Live via Zoom or Google Meet
- Capacity: 30 students
- Duration: 45
- Cost: $200
- Offered Tuesday through Friday at a flexible time based on your schedule
- No special materials needed
Registration is not available at this time.
Lab goals
During every session we aim to have students reach understanding and have fun along the way!
Student outcomes
- Learn how personal choices impact community health issues
- Gain a greater understanding of, and increased interest in, a range of health and science careers that impact community and individual health
- Feel empowered to take initiative in improving personal, family and/or community health
- Analyze test results, develop a diagnosis and suggest treatment for illness.
- Work collaboratively with peers
- Communicate using terminology/vocabulary accurately. Analyze test results, develop a diagnosis and suggest treatment for illness
Career pathways we will explore
- Medical/clinical laboratory technician
- Medical doctor
- Nurse
- Physician assistant/associate
Next Generation Science Standards
All of our Learning Labs are designed to integrate curriculum standards and connections into your classroom!
Science and Engineering Practices:
- Asking questions and defining problems
- Developing and using models
- Planning and carrying out investigations
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Using mathematics and computational thinking
- Constructing explanations
- Engaging in argument from evidence
- Obtaining, evaluating and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
- Patterns
- Cause and effect
- Systems and system models
- Structure and function
- Stability and change
Disciplinary Core Ideas
- Middle School LS 1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- Middle School LS1.A: Structure and Function
- Middle School LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
- Middle School ETS2: Links among engineering, technology science and society
- High School LS 1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- High School LS1.A: Structure and Function
- High School LS 3: Heredity: inheritance and variation of traits
- High School ETS2: Links among engineering, technology science and society
Extend learning with these resources
Additional resources
Museum connections
- YOU! The ExperienceExplore the Exhibit
- YOU! The Experience student guideStudent Guide
- YOU! The Experience guiding questions Guiding Questions
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