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- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students study how the nose and mouth prepare air for the lungs; describe how oxygen enters the body and is exchanged for carbon dioxide; and explain how muscles help the lungs to work. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students analyze the parts of the respiratory system in this five lesson unit. Gas excahnge, finding their own breathing rater, their lung capacity, and the creation of anti-smoking literature form the basis of these lessons. Full Review »
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- 12th
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Students identify and analyze the reasons for lung disease. They complete a KWL chart, explore various websites, create interview questions, interview someone in the medical profession, and compare/contrast the causes and prevention of lung disease. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students read the online story of Sherlock and "The Case of the Evil Tower of Tar." They play an online game that depicts how much tar enters the lungs after smoking for a year, and finally, they complete a worksheet that shows how much money the typical smoker spends on cigarettes in a year. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students study the parts of the human respiratory system. They examine the gas exchange process that occurs in the lungs and how engineers use this understanding to create items such as the heart-lung machine. They look at how respiration and lung capacity changes during spaceflight. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the respiratory system and the diseases that affect it. They construct a model of a pair of working lungs and develop an experiment that will decrease lung inflation.in addition, they create a portfolio of their findings. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the parts of the human respiratory system while examining the gas exchange that takes place in the lungs. They make a model lung. They look at how the respiratory system is affected by spaceflight. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students will learn about the respiratory system by comparing and contrasting models, building their own models, and giving one another feedback. Questions about familiar body systems can be useful in getting students to start thinking about systems generally. They can then begin to understand that each organ affects and is affected by others. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students discover concepts related to promoting their health and disease prevention. After completing a breathing exercise, they discover the relationship between breathing complications and their health. They discuss the types of chronic lung disease and answer questions related to anti-smoking campaigns. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students study the structure of the lungs and experiment to measure the amount of air in their lungs. They use lung models to tell what they have learned about their function. Full Review »
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