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How Do the Lungs Work? Instructional VideoHow Do the Lungs Work? Instructional Video
Publisher
TED-Ed
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7th - 12th
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Science
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Resource Type
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Media Length
3:22
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2014
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How Do the Lungs Work?

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With the thousands of tasks our brain consciously performs on a daily basis, it's amazing that breathing isn't one of them. Learn how human bodies are able to automatically control the exchange of gas that keeps us alive with this short instructional video.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the respiratory system, respiration, lungs, breathing, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living things, aerobic respiration, bronchi, the trachea, the central nervous system, hemoglobin, red blood cells, capillaries, alveoli

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Watch this video as part of a lesson series on the respiratory system
  • Flip your classroom by assigning this video and assessment as homework, discussing the materials during the following class period
  • After watching this video, have your class research diseases that impair the function of the lungs

Pros

  • Video engages viewers with colorful animations that visually support the content being presented
  • Key vocabulary terms are displayed on the screen throughout the video
  • A short assessment with five multiple choice and three open-ended questions is included with the video
  • Website allows teachers to create their own customized lessons based on the content of the video

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.4 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.4 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9

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