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Activity
Shanghai American School

Frog Dissection

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Hop into exploration of a frog's anatomy with this collection of dissection resources. With the help of the included virtual dissection website, worksheets, and printable diagrams, students will have no problem navigating their way...
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Curated OER

Human Body Series - Respiratory System - Captain Oxygen Storyboard

For Students 5th - 8th
Kids love superheroes, and for this assignment they create a comic about Captain Oxygen! Direct your class to make sure that their knowledge of the respiratory system is displayed through the dialogue. Note that though the publisher has...
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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...
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Curated OER

Pollution and Lung Health

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate how pollution affects lung health. In this pollution and lung health lesson, students build lung models from a soda bottle and balloons, and then discuss how the emissions from fossil fuels can adversely affect lung...
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Curated OER

Scream Run

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Get ready to have some fun and make some noise! Your youngsters will love getting to scream as loud as they want, but they have to run at the same time that they are screaming. There are a couple of other ideas that you could use to...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Can You Breathe Like a Pinniped?

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Young learners compare the breathing patterns of different animals in this pinniped lesson. They examine the breathing pattern of California sea lions and northern elephant seals. Pupils collect, compare and analyze data concerning...
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Curated OER

TE Lesson: Out of Breath

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the parts of the human respiratory system while examining the gas exchange that takes place in the lungs. They make a model lung. They look at how the respiratory system is affected by spaceflight.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pollution and Lung Health

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students 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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Curated OER

Lungs: The Breathing Machine

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a model of the lungs and diaphragm. In this breathing lesson plan, 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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Curated OER

IDENTIFYING PARTS OF THE BODY

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners identify and describe the various parts of the body therefore, practicing English vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling. They discuss the various body parts, some of the inner organs and also, their functions. Finally,...
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Curated OER

Bottled Model Lungs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students will learn about the respiratory system by comparing and contrasting models, building their own models, and giving one another feedback. Questions about familiar body systems can be useful in getting students to start thinking...
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Curated OER

The Heart

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the parts of the heart and how blood travels throughout the body. They conduct a simple simulation to demonstrate the path that blood takes through the body and the functions it performs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What is your lung?s capacity?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe and determine what their lung capcity is. They fill a two-liter bottle completely with water and place the cap back on. Students fill a dishpan half full of water. They place the cap-end of the bottle into the water in...
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Unit Plan
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Lung Toxicology Problem Set

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module will help you understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the respiratory organs, primarily the lungs. You will learn about lung development, respiratory toxicology, secondhand tobacco smoke, asthma, and lung...
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Article
Other

Cancer Information Network: Follow Up and Emotional Support

For Students 9th - 10th
The article stresses the importance of follow-up treatment for lung cancer and the significance of family and group support.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Respiratory System

For Students 4th - 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines respiration, looks at structures of the respiratory system, and discusses breathing mechanisms.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.32 Respiratory System Organs

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn about the structure and function of the respiratory system organs.
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Activity
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Breathtaking Fun

For Students 3rd - 7th
Learn how your lungs help you breathe by making a model of the way your lungs work using a clear plastic bottle, scissors, and two medium-sized balloons.