Lesson Plans, Activities, Experiments
Big Sneeze Grades Various
Students will practice observation skills and learn how germs are spread.
Body Systems Grades 5-6
Students will analyze physical health and wellness through understanding of the body systems.
Body Systems Grades 5-6
students create a web page detailing one of the body systems.
Body Quest Grades Intermediate & Up
An exploration of anatomy.
Breathing and Exercise Grades 3-8
Students observe and record how breathing changes with physical activity.
Breathing Is Essential to Life Grades Elementary
Students will: recognize that breathing is a necessary, automatic life process, observe and record data on
respiration rate, demonstrate how air enters and leaves the lungs, observe how respiratory rate changes with different activities, and use counting as a means of gathering data.
The Breathing Machine Grades 1-3
Students learn about the functions of the lungs.
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Grades Intermediate & Up
Students approximate a measurement of lung capacity; To compare lung capacities of males and females, active and inactive.
Do-it-With Household Junk Lung Model Grades 3-4
Let students use their imaginations and build a working lung model on their own!
Do-It-Yourself Lung Model Grades Various
Build your own set of lungs that really work! Step-by-step instructions, and a list of all the materials you'll need, plus an animation at the end that shows the model in action.
How Air Moves In and Out of the Lung Grades Intermediate
This lesson will: develop an understanding of the respiratory system, demonstrate how air enters and leaves the lungs, and demonstrate the relationship between the breathing rate and exercise.
How Much Air Can You Breath? Grades 4-6
This lesson is a starting point for future lessons on human respiration and health, and the effects of air pollution on lung capacity.
How to Make a Model of the Human Respiratory System Grades 5-6
Students will label and explain the various parts of the respiratory system.
Human Body: Respiratory System Grades Intermediate
This is a multi-part lesson. To describe the basic structure of the respiratory system.
Part 1 of 5 Part 2 of 5 Part 3 or 5 Part 4 of 5 Part 5 of 5
The Human Body's Respiratory System Theme Page Grades Various
Collections of useful Internet educational resources within a narrow curricular topic and contain links to two types of information. Students and teachers will find curricular resources to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are links to lesson plans which will help teachers provide instruction.
Lung Capacity Grades Intermediate
A great experiment to help students understand how much air their lungs can hold.
My Body, the Inside Story Grades Primary & Intermediate
A great collection of activities for students.
Remembering the Respiratory System Grades 5-6
Students will explain the components of the respiratory system after participating in hands on experiments/activities.
Respiratory Physiology Grades Intermediate & Up
This lesson is designed to give students exposure to making physiological measurements, in this case, lung vital capacity.
Respiratory System Grades 4-6
This lesson was designed to show that the general functions of the respiratory system are to deliver oxygen to the tissues, the importance of cellular respiration, the processes of inhalation/exhalation, determine the volume of air exhaled and to eliminate carbon dioxide formed in the body.
Respiratory System Grades 5-6
Students will identify the components of the respiratory system and learn the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
Smokin' is Cool! - Not! Grades 3-5
A WebQuest that allows students to learn about the hazards of smoking.
Trading Places Grades 5
Students learn how do carbon dioxide and oxygen trade places within the respiratory system.
Waiting to Exhale Grades 3-5
Students will explore the process of respiration. (This lesson is in PDF format.)
Wump World Activities Grades 2
This lesson will introduce students to air pollution.
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Books
About Your Lungs (Let'S-Try-It-Out)
by Seymour Simon
Body Cycles (Cycles)
by Michael Elsohn Ross
Breathing (Body Books)
by Anna Sandeman
Breathing and Respiration (Body Systems)
by Jackie Hardie
Lungs (Look at Your Body)
by Steve Parker
The Lungs and Respiratory System (The Human Body)
by Steve Parker
The Respiratory System (Human Body Systems)
by Helen Frost
Respiratory System (Human Body Systems)
by Alvin Silverstein
The Respiratory System (21st Century Health & Wellness)
by Mary Kittredge
The Respiratory System (Insider's Guide to the Body)
by Justin Lee
The Respiratory System (Invisible World)
by Nuria Bosch Roca
The Respiratory System (True Books-Health)
by Darlene R. Stille
Why Can't I Breathe Underwater? : And Other Questions About the Respiratory System (Bodywise)
by Sharon Cromwell
