Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Asthma Shortterm Treatments
Learn about short term treatments for asthma. [5:08]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Asthma Longterm Treatment
Learn about long term treatment for breathing condition, asthma. [6:41]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Breathing Basics
Learn the mechanics of breathing, and how breathing air in is quite different from breathing air out. [12:04]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Asthma?
This video explains what happens in the lungs when you have an asthma attack and what factors can trigger it. [10:12]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Hygiene Hypothesis
Determine whether childhood exposure to livestock provides the challenges necessary for the young immune system to grow strong enough to later fight off asthma and allergies. Discover how the modern trend toward "supercleanliness" can...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Stomach Bug May Help Battle Asthma
Could a bacterium thought to be responsible for stomach ulcers help ward off childhood asthma?
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Lungs, Taste, and Asthma
Researchers have discovered that lung tissue contains taste receptors. The find, they say, could lead to improved treatments for asthma.
Other
National Film Board of Canada: Asthma Tech
Animated short film, with soundtrack narration, tells the story of Winston, who hates being different because of his asthma. [7:10]
Curated OER
Kids Health: Getting a Spirometry Test
This video provides an explanation of a spirometer. A spirometer measures how well your lungs work to help doctors diagnose asthma and other breathing problems. [1:37]