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DLC911 - Feedback Mechanism Lesson Plan
DLC911 - Feedback Mechanism Lesson Plan
Summary:
Organisms use positive and negative feedback mechanisms to coordinate activities within the
body. Negative feedback helps regulate normal body functions like blood glucose, water and
electrolyte levels and temperature regulation in the body. These feedback mechanisms primarily
function through receptors that detect the concentration of the agent (glucose, water,
temperature) in the body and send feedback to the brain. Positive feedback occurs in processes
such as contractions during labor, lactation and blood clotting. The endocrine system functions
by secreting hormones that help maintain homeostasis and coordinate processes in the body.
Subject:
Science:
Grade Level:
Target Grade: 8
Upper Bound: 12
Lower Bound: 8
Learning Objectives:
Negative Feedback plays a key role in maintaining body homeostasis.
Endocrine system secretes and releases hormones that reach the target organs in the body
and regulate and maintain normal ion, glucose concentration.
Receptors are present on the target organs and they send negative feedback signals to the
hypothalamus in the brain. This stimulates endocrine glands to release hormones to
maintain normal concentrations levels in the body.
Positive feedback helps regulate certain processes in the body such as contractions during
labor, lactation and blood clotting.
Lesson Plan:
A feedback mechanism is a cycle in which part of the output is returned to the input to regulate
further output release. The endocrine system releases chemical messengers called hormones and
this lesson discusses eight glands that are involved in hormone secretion and release. The
hypothalamus receives signals from the receptors located on the target organs and stimulates the
pituitary gland (primary endocrine gland) to release eight hormones. The hormones released by
the pituitary gland maintain important body functions like glucose and insulin regulation,
temperature regulation and water regulation in kidneys. Negative feedback mechanisms are
important for maintaining homeostasis. Positive feedback mechanisms help regulate special
processes such as contractions during labor, lactation and blood clotting. In positive feedback
loops, the output of a system acts to enhance the changes to the input of the system.
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Authors:
Graduate Fellow Name: Sunny K. Scobell
Teacher Mentor Name: ___
Undergraduate Fellow Name: Mayura Shinde
Date Submitted: ___
Date Last Edited: ___
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