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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Polluted Air = Polluted Lungs

For Teachers 4th - 7th
To gain a better understanding of the roles and functions of components of the human respiratory system and our need for clean air, students construct model lungs that include a diaphragm and chest cavity. They see how air moving in and...
Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: What Are the Lungs?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find excellent information about the human lungs, and how they contribute to the gas exchange process for the body. Inside, find detailed illustrations and a short, narrated animation of the respiratory system at work.
Handout
University of Manitoba

University of Manitoba: Respiratory System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Manitoba provides an explanation of the purpose and structure of the respiratory and circulatory systems. Follow the link to the images.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Respiratory System

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Seven videos included relating to the circulatory system (larynx, breathing, trachea and more) and a formative assessment after each to determine the knowledge of each student. Enjoy the videos.
Handout
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Oxygen Delivery System

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Franklin Institute explains the primary function of the respiratory system - to deliver oxygen to all parts of the body (breathing).
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Respiration

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] We breathe because we need oxygen. Breathing also releases carbon dioxide from our bodies into the air. The respiratory system is the body system that brings air...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Organ Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
A video lesson explaining the structure and function of the human body's major organ systems. [5:58]
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McGraw Hill

Online Learning Center: Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very detailed site on breathing/respiration. It covers system organization, mechanics, exchange of gases, and oxygen transport. A very thorough site.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Video: Respiratory System: Co2 Transportation

For Students 9th - 10th
A video showing an animation of how carbon dioxide is exchanged from tissues to the lungs. Understand how an enzyme catalyzes the diffusion and breakdown of carbon dioxide in the red blood cells and lungs to have allowed it to be...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Imaginary Journey Through a System of the Body

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
The students will choose one of the systems of the human body, such as circulatory, respiratory, digestive, or nervous system, and imagine that they are inside it. They will write a description of what a journey through this system of...
Website
Other

National Jewish Medical and Research Center: Respiratory, Allergic, and Immune

For Students 9th - 10th
Top ranked hospital devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune system diseases. Offers links to assist in research.
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Curated OER

Respiratory System

For Students Pre-K - 1st
respiratory system
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Out of Breath

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
This lesson goes over the parts of the human respiratory system and the gas exchange process that occurs in the lungs. It also covers changes in the respiratory system that occur during spaceflight, such as decreased lung capacity.
Interactive
Other

American Lung Association: How Lungs Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on each key part of the respiratory system to learn about the role it plays in breathing. Also learn how all these parts work together to make the respiratory system work.
Interactive
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Aparatos Digestivo Y Respiratorio

For Students 9th - 10th
Throughout this unit you will learn the important role that our digestive system and respiratory system play with our nutrition. It contains 13 interactive activities.
Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic: Science Labelling Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In a series of five interactive science games, students first study labeled diagrams to learn the names of the Earth's layers, of a flower's parts, of a fish's anatomy, of the human respiratory system, and of layers of the atmosphere....
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Chemical Changes and Healthy Bodies All From Snot!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this demonstration, students observe the properties of "snot"; determine any changes within the "snot"; record and discuss their findings. This demonstration is done within a unit on the respiratory system. It leads to lively...
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Breathing and Asthma

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-led lesson on the respiratory system and asthma. Students learn information and answer interactive review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
Handout
Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Class Merostomata (Horseshoe Crab)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find general information about the Merostomata class, which includes horseshoe crabs and the extinct eurypterids. Topics include diet, body charactersitics, and respiratory system.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: Breathing and the Respiratory System

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of human breathing and the lungs. How we get oxygen into our blood and remove carbon dioxide.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Cardiovascular System

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Your cardiovascular system has many jobs. At times the cardiovascular system can work like a pump, a heating system, or even a postal carrier. To do these tasks,...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Respiratory Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will cover the respiratory cycle by looking at inhalation and exhalation.
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That Quiz

That Quiz: Anatomia

For Students 9th - 10th
Free interactive practice tests, in Spanish, aid in learning the Human Skeleton, Human Skull, Digestive System, Respiratory System, and Venous System. Tests are timed and keep track of right and wrong answers.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Human Body

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses body parts and names the digestive system, respiratory system, and circulatory system. Students will also drag pictures to the right sense in the 5 senses. Activotes are utilized.

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