Lesson 1.2 - Metabolism

Multiple Choice

Why is understanding metabolism important for medical professionals?

• It helps diagnose and treat diseases related to energy use in the body.

• It is only relevant for athletes.

• It is not important for medical professionals.

• It only affects digestion.

Open Ended

What prior knowledge or experiences do you have related to metabolism or how the body uses energy?

Multiple Choice

What new role are students asked to take on in this unit about metabolism?

• Medical students

• Nutritionists

• Scientists

• Teachers

Video from Google Slides

Open Ended

Why do you think your new patient, Elisa, is feeling tired all the time? Explain your ideas.

Open Ended

Based on the introduction and warm-up, what might be some possible reasons for a patient to feel tired all the time?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of grouping students' ideas into 'umbrella' claims in a scientific investigation?

• To organize different ideas for further investigation

• To ignore less popular ideas

• To make the investigation easier by reducing the number of ideas

• To focus only on one claim

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main focus of Activity 2 in this lesson?

• Introducing the Metabolism Simulation

• Reviewing patient symptoms

• Grouping claims about tiredness

• Watching a video about medical students

Video from Google Slides

Open Ended

What are some things you know the human body needs to function?

Open Ended

What are signs you can observe when a human body is functioning properly?

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Which two things are mentioned as essential for the human body to survive?

• Water and sunlight

• Food and air

• Exercise and sleep

• Vitamins and minerals

Open Ended

What happens to the food and air that enter the healthy Simulation body?

Open Ended

How do the trillions of cells in the human body get what they need to function, and what do the cells do with the things they absorb?

Open Ended

Why does Elisa feel tired all the time?

Multiple Choice

What does the yellow box represent in the model of the healthy human body?

• One cell

• A group of cells

• A molecule

• A tissue

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

What similarities do the trillions of cells in the body share in the way they function?

Open Ended

Why is it useful to observe a single cell in a simulation to learn about the needs of all cells in the human body?

Multiple Select

Which of the following molecules can enter a cell?

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Protein

Open Ended

How do you think understanding metabolism can help you in medical school?

Open Ended

What is one question you still have about metabolism after today's lesson?

Open Ended

Why do you think your new patient, Elisa, is feeling tired all the time? Explain your ideas.

Open Ended

Based on the introduction and warm-up, what might be some possible reasons for a patient to feel tired all the time?

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of grouping students' ideas into 'umbrella' claims in a scientific investigation?

• To organize different ideas for further investigation

• To ignore less popular ideas

• To make the investigation easier by reducing the number of ideas

• To focus only on one claim

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main focus of Activity 2 in this lesson?

• Introducing the Metabolism Simulation

• Reviewing patient symptoms

• Grouping claims about tiredness

• Watching a video about medical students

Video from Google Slides

Open Ended

What are some things you know the human body needs to function?

Open Ended

What are signs you can observe when a human body is functioning properly?

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Which two things are mentioned as essential for the human body to survive?

• Water and sunlight

• Food and air

• Exercise and sleep

• Vitamins and minerals

Open Ended

What happens to the food and air that enter the healthy Simulation body?

Open Ended

How do the trillions of cells in the human body get what they need to function, and what do the cells do with the things they absorb?

Open Ended

Why does Elisa feel tired all the time?

Multiple Choice

What does the yellow box represent in the model of the healthy human body?

• One cell

• A group of cells

• A molecule

• A tissue

Fill in the Blanks

Open Ended

What similarities do the trillions of cells in the body share in the way they function?

Open Ended

Why is it useful to observe a single cell in a simulation to learn about the needs of all cells in the human body?

Multiple Select

Which of the following molecules can enter a cell?

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Protein

Open Ended

How do you think understanding metabolism can help you in medical school?

Open Ended

What is one question you still have about metabolism after today's lesson?

Open Ended

What are some things you know the human body needs to function?

Open Ended

What are signs you can observe when a human body is functioning properly?

Multiple Choice

Which two things are mentioned as essential for the human body to survive?

• Water and sunlight

• Food and air

• Exercise and sleep

• Vitamins and minerals

Open Ended

What happens to the food and air that enter the healthy Simulation body?

Open Ended

How do the trillions of cells in the human body get what they need to function, and what do the cells do with the things they absorb?

Open Ended

Why does Elisa feel tired all the time?

Multiple Choice

What does the yellow box represent in the model of the healthy human body?

• One cell

• A group of cells

• A molecule

• A tissue

Open Ended

What similarities do the trillions of cells in the body share in the way they function?

Open Ended

Why is it useful to observe a single cell in a simulation to learn about the needs of all cells in the human body?

Multiple Select

Which of the following molecules can enter a cell?

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Protein

Open Ended

How do you think understanding metabolism can help you in medical school?

Open Ended

What is one question you still have about metabolism after today's lesson?