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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.

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diseases, the respiratory system, respiration, lungs

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disease, lungs, respiratory system, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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