For thousands of years people recognized the symptoms of diabetes, but it wasn't until the early twentieth century that a treatment was finally discovered. This video explores the Nobel Prize winning scientists' whose work with canines led to the development of insulin, saving the lives of millions of people.

Concepts

diabetes, insulin, diseases

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Additional Tags

diabetes, insulin, science

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Instructional Ideas

• Supplement a health unit on diabetes with this short video
• Use this video to introduce a research project in which students investigate and report on the history of common diseases
• Follow a viewing of this video with a class discussion about pros and cons of animal testing
• Assign this video and included assessment as homework, preparing students for a discussion during the following class period

Pros

• Video is animated to capture the engagement of young scientists
• Scientific concepts are clearly explained using language that is accessable to middle and high school students
• TED-Ed allows teachers to create a customized lesson based on the video

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.6.2 SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9