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- Grade Range
- 1st - 4th
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Students become aware of the functions of the lungs in our bodies, that air is made up of gases, and that in breathing an exchange of gases takes place in the lungs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students develop an understanding of the respiratory system by demonstrating how air enters and leaves the lungs (using a plastic bottle and balloon). They demonstrate the relationship between the breathing rate and exercise. Full Review »
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- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 9th
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Students determine the lung capacity of students during cool and warm days. They draw inferences from their experiments and compare their results with those of their classmates. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify the different parts of the respiratory system of the human body. They work together to complete an activity and worksheet about the effects of radon on the lungs. They research lung diseases if time permits. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the effects of radon on the lungs. They review pictures of the lungs on a large and small scale. They work together to answer questions to complete the lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students investigate the negative effects of smoking on the lungs. They discuss the function of the lungs, identify the various damaging effects of smoking, and conduct a demonstration of how difficult it is to breathe if their lungs fill with tar by breathing through a straw while holding their nose. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students take simple measurements of time for the breathing rate lesson and circumference in the lung capacity lesson. They make simple calculations for both experiments, which will lead to their determination of their both active and resting breathing rate and their everyday normal lung capacity. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the lungs and the effects of smoking upon them. They conduct research with the help of using multiple resources. The information is used in order to create the context of models made from clay of healthy and diseased lungs. Full Review »
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