Insulin Signaling (HS)
The proposed lesson will examine important endocrinology concepts including hormone signaling and
homeostasis and allow students to predict and explore how changes in hormone signaling can lead to
pathology.
objectives
1. Understand components of endocrine communication (e.g., the hormone is released by a gland,
travels through the blood and must bind to a hormone receptor in a target tissue to cause a biological
action).
2. Predict biological effects when different components of the endocrine system including the
hormone and hormone receptor change.
3. Apply these concepts to the example of insulin signaling, glucose regulation, and Type 1 and Type II
Diabetes.
Topic(s)
Insulin, hormones, diabetes
type
High school lesson from Sunday Academy
9-12
Grade(s):
time needed
6 hours
author
Sunday Academy
national next gen standards
north dakota standards
MS‐LS1‐1, MS‐LS1‐2, MS‐LS1‐3, MS‐LS1‐7, HS ‐LS1‐2, and HS‐LS1‐3.