DIABETES UNIT

CURRICULUM PLAN
Purpose and
Rationale

Goals &
Objectives

Learners

Instructional Plan

Content

Assessments

Prerequisites

Contact
Information

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE

This Unit is designed for students to be introduced to the
disease of Diabetes. The students will be expected to use
the Internet to research the disease. They will research
how to prevent the disease, how to treat the disease, and
also how to identify they disease. This disease has now
become an epidemic since we live a world of fast food
and many other factors that go into obtaining the disease.
This unit will show students how to not only help
themselves prevent the disease, but also they will be able
to inform others about the disease.

LEARNERS
This Unit will be designed to target the students in
the 9th grade. The reason that this will target this
age group is because students at this age are
technologically inclined and also are able to
research.

PREREQUISITES
Students will be required to be familiar with
Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint
Students must be able to navigate the Internet
and research specific topics

EDUCATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The goal of this unit is to have the students research the prevention, treatment and causes of
the disease that is known as diabetes.

Goals
To research the causes of diabetes
To identify and explain the 3 different types of the disease
To list and explain how to treat the disease

To list and explain how to prevent the disease

Objectives

Students will demonstrate how to identify the three different types of diabetes
Students will research the causes of diabetes
Students will create a presentation explaining the disease to classmates
Students will discuss how to prevent the disease

UNIT CONTENT
The Unit will contain the following Content:
Types of Diabetes
Ways to prevent:
Type 1
Exercise
Type 2
Healthy Eating
Type 3
Healthy Lifestyle
Moderation
Different ways to Treat the
disease

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
The Unit will be completed in 3 stages:
Stage 1: Students will research and find the differences between the three types
of diabetes using the internet and other outside sources including articles, and
the library. (In Groups of 3)
Stage 2: Students will research how to prevent and treat the diabetes using the
internet and other outside sources including articles, and the library. (In Groups
of 3)
Stage 3: The students will gather the information that they have researched and
compose a presentation using PowerPoint to show to the class and instructor
what they have found.

RUBRIC

STUDENT REVIEW
1. Did all of your group contribute to the project? If not, Who?
2. Was this project beneficial to you or to anyone you know?
3. What was one thing you learned from doing this project?

CONTACT INFORMATION
Name: Roger Lira
Affiliation: Texas Tech UniversityGraduate Student
E-Mail: roger.lira@ttu.edu