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Human respiratory system (mixed long)

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Publish date 25/02/2008
Subject

Biology

Level

Key Stage 4

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  Type Resource title / Teacher's and student's actions
1. Description [Description]  
Lesson description and lesson goals
Teacher gives the goals of the lesson.Teacher asks students what respiratory organs they know in animals (gills, lungs, skin).
2. Movie [Movie]  
Airways and respiration
Teacher gives the definition of respiration.

Respiration is the exchange of gases – oxygenand carbon dioxide – between the organism and the environment.

Teacher runs animation about airways.
3. Presentation [Presentation]  
Structure of the lungs
Teacher plays slideshow about the structure of the lungs.
4. Movie [Movie]  
Gas exchange between the lungs and blood
Teacher asks students: “What is diffusion?”.

Next, teacher runs animation about gas exchange between the lungs and blood.
5. Movie [Movie]  
Process of respiration
Teacher asks students to breathe deeply for a few seconds and observe the movement of their chests. Teacher asks students why the chest is moving.

Next, teacher runs animation about respiration.
6. Movie [Movie]  
Short and elongated breath
Teacher asks students in what situations the breath is shortened and when it is elongated.

After a short discussion, teacher runs animation about the effects of emotions and physical effort on the respiratory system.
7. Movie [Movie]  
Composition of inhaled and exhaled air
Teacher conducts an experiment or shows film about the composition of inhaled and exhaled air.

Teacher asks students why one candle goes out before the second one.
8. Chart [Chart]  
Gases in inhaled and exhaled air
Teacher shows table with content of gases in inhaled and exhaled air. Teacher asks students to show two main differences (amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide).
9. Single activity [Single activity]  
Conclusions from the observation
Teacher asks one of the students to complete the exercise to conclude the experiment.
10. Description [Description]  
Diseases of the respiratory system
Teacher asks students what diseases of the respiratory system they know:
- asthma,
- lung cancer,
- tuberculosis,
- inflammation.

Teacher asks what are the causes of diseases (viruses, bacteria, and smoking of nicotine).
11. Description [Description]  
Health of the respiratory system
Teacher gives students previously printed homework sheets (document My_respiratory_system.doc).

Write down five things you can do to keep your respiratory system in good condition. Teacher asks students to order them from the most to the least important.
12. File [File]  
My_respiratory_system.doc
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