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Lesson Plan
Rochester Institute of Technology

Artificial Lung and Diaphragm

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
She had a terribly busy day converting oxygen into carbon dioxide; now she just needs a moment to breathe. In the activity, scholars review the function of the respiratory system and discuss bioengineering's role in medicine/health and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Respiratory Therapy

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This plan has a PowerPoint, and two handouts attached.  The concept is to clarify the structure and function of our respiratory system.  Your class will like the activity with balloons that demonstrates lung capacity and the model of the...
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Baylor College

Breathing Machine

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Take a deep breath and have your class construct working models of a lung! Using 500ml plastic bottles as the chest cavity, and balloons for the lung and the diaphragm, learners work in groups to make a model. The models help them to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Do We Need Clean Air to Live? - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers name the main components of the respiratory system. They write a reaction that contains complete sentences, and uses proper spelling and grammar, after viewing a video. Students define the following terms: lungs,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diaphragm-Relax And Breathe

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine breathing.  For this diaphragm lesson students complete a lab that shows them how lungs breathe.
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Lesson Plan
Kenan

Respiratory System

For Teachers 5th Standards
Explore the respiratory system with a model. First, pupils build a set of lungs to experiment how they inflate and deflate. Then, they delve deeper into the topic with a web quest to discover new information about the nose, trachea, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lungs: The Breathing Machine

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a model of the lungs and diaphragm. For this breathing lesson, students create a model out of a plastic bottle and balloons. They see how the diaphragm helps to fill the lungs with air. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mammals

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this mammals worksheet, students read about 3 mammal characteristics: endotherm, diaphragm, and mammary glands. Students use this information to complete 4 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breathing and Holding Your Breath

For Students 8th - 12th
Five questions are presented and answered as a means of delivering information on the respiratory system. Using red and blue game chips, physiology learners model the movement of blood through the lungs. Groups of learners time how long...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! The Respiratory System

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
Inhale, exhale, and rest easy when looking for a supportive tool for your activity on the respiratory system. Seven slides introduce the class to the function of the organs: lungs trachea, diaphragm, bronchial tubes, bronchioles, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Your Big Voice

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use their diaphragm to create vocal vibrations, vocal sounds, and project sounds through an open space. In this sounds lesson plan, students learn how to use their voices to project through an auditorium.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Respiration Crossword

For Students 7th - 12th
In this respiration worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by figuring out the vocabulary words associated with the 16 clues given.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Respiratory System

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this respiratory system worksheet, students label the parts of the respiratory system shown in the given diagram. Then they write the name of the structure described on the line. Students also determine the difference between inhale...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vocal Exploration

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore vocal anatomy. In this biology/music lesson plan, students first learn vocabulary associated with the voice and body. They then use straws, microphones and recorders to differentiate between high and low pitches and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Respiratory System

For Students 5th - 12th
In this respiratory system worksheet, students review how the air passageways and lungs transport oxygen through the respiratory system. Students also review the mechanics of breathing. This worksheet has 6 multiple choice and 6 true or...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How to Make a Model of the Human Respiratory System

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars label parts of the human respiratory system on a diagram. They explain the function of diaphragm.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Take Deep Breath

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familiar with how the diaphragm expands to draw air into our lungs and contracts to exhale carbon dioxide. They also label the major parts of the respiratory system through the use of interactive Internet research...
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Lesson Plan
Science Matters

Just Breathe

For Teachers 5th
Pupils know they need to breathe to live, but the details may not be too clear. A thorough lesson introduces them to the components of the respiratory system using a set of cards with pictures and descriptions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Biology Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to respiration. There are 12 biology terms located in the word search.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Label the Respiratory System

For Students 4th - 6th
In this labeling the respiratory system worksheet, students observe an illustration of the respiratory system and label the heart, ribs, trachea, bronchioles, diaphragm, lung, and bronchus. Students write seven names.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

The Respiratory System

For Teachers 4th
Students explore the parts of the respiratory system in this six lessons unit. The lessons presnt the concepts of the breathing, the function of oxygen in the system, how sounds are made, and the effects of pollution, smoking and disease...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Medical Terms

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this medical terms worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to medicine. There are 50 biology terms located in the word search.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pollution and Lung Health

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars study how lungs and a diaphragm work to make them breathe.  In this pollution lesson students build a lung model and learn three things they can do to protect themselves from the effects of fossil fuels. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Respiratory System Model

For Teachers 6th - 10th
The procedure for constructing a working model of the respiratory system is revealed in this resource. A wonderful approach would be to have biology learners work in pairs to create a model and write the suggested paragraph explaining...