Keep it Balanced

In this activity students learn about diabetes, Nobel Prize winner Dr. Bernardo Houssay, and the endocrine system. Students then play a card game with the goal of modeling the normal functioning of the endocrine system.

Keep it Balanced is part of the STEM2D Student Activity Series. The content and layout were developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center as part of Johnson & Johnson’s WiSTEM²D initiative (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing, and Design), using a template provided by FHI 360 and JA Worldwide. This series includes a suite of interactive and fun, hands-on activities for girls (and boys), ages 5–18, globally.