In the Carolina® Healthcare Simulations Kit Series, students practice clinical skills, techniques, and procedures. Each simulation includes a case study that provides students with background information about a patient who presents with relevant symptoms. While performing a series of investigations, in addition to gaining an understanding of human anatomy and physiology, students learn and practice skills that can be used in a healthcare setting.

The Carolina® Healthcare Simulations: Blood Glucose Kit provides students with a case study about a retired teacher who has been feeling unusually tired recently. During the lab, students learn how to measure blood and urine glucose levels. Students learn how to collect and test blood glucose with simulated samples and perform urinalysis with simulated urine samples. Students practice using a glucometer and urine test strips. At the completion of the lab, students are able to assess their patient's health and make determinations about a diagnosis. Kit is designed to accommodate 6 groups of students.

Time Requirement
Teacher prep, 90 minutes. Investigation 1, 50 minutes. Investigation 2, 50 minutes. Assessment, 10 minutes.

Digital Resources
Includes 1-year access to digital resources that support 3-dimensional instruction for NGSS. Digital resources may include a teacher manual and student guide, pre-lab activities and setup videos, phenomenon videos, simulations, and post-lab analysis and assessments.

Performance Expectation(s)
HS-LS1-3. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.

Crosscutting Concepts
Structure and Function

Disciplinary Core Ideas
LS1.A: Structure and Function

Science and Engineering Practices
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Learning Objectives

• Measure blood glucose levels using a glucometer.
• Measure the glucose concentration of several simulated blood samples to determine which patients have diabetes.
• Measure the glucose concentration of several urine samples to determine which patients have diabetes.
• Demonstrate understanding about the normal limits of blood glucose.

Prerequisite Knowledge and Skills
Students should have experience in reading and interpreting test results presented in graphs and data tables. They should have a basic knowledge of the structure and function of the human body and of cells and carbohydrates. They should have the ability to gather and synthesize information and be able to use it to construct an explanation.