Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Tuberculosis
Play a game to learn how Dr. Robert Koch discovered tuberculosis' cause. You'll "discover and experience some of the classic methods used to detect whether a specific bacterium causes a disease."
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Respiratory System
Self-guided tutorial where students learn about the structure and function of the human respiratory system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Organs and Structures of the Respiratory System
Students learn and understand the structures that make up the respiratory system, and then apply that knowledge to understand the process of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: What Are the Lungs?
Find excellent information about the human lungs, and how they contribute to the gas exchange process for the body. Inside, find detailed illustrations and a short, narrated animation of the respiratory system at work.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: California Crab Boat: Why Do We Need Air?
Visit California and Timmy will tell you a lot about air and why we need it for breathing.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Hawaii: What Makes Up Our Respiratory System?
Run a race with Sandra and learn what our respiratory system is and how it functions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Breathing
Breathing shows an underwater scene and asks the students to answer the question, How do the people, fish and turtle get the oxygen they need?
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Respiratory System
What do you know about the respiratory system? Check out this site to learn more about this fascinating body system. This resource features slides of the different parts of this system.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Powering the Cell: Cellular Respiration and Glycolysis
Students will be able top clarify the relationship between breathing and cellular respiration.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Respiratory System
This illustrated article helps students understand how the respiratory system works.
Other
Tuba Euphonium: Some More Thoughts About the Tuba
This site is a guide to learning how to play the tuba.
Other
Introductory Anatomy: Respiratory System
Here, you will find an introduction to the parts and functions of the respiratory system. In addition to learning about how the respiratory system works to keep you healthy, you will also read about problems that impede the breathing...
Other
Ryan Fraser: Online Saxophone Lessons
Providing tips, lessons, and ideas for saxophone players, whether they are just starting out or they are fine-tuning their techniques, this website is an excellent resource for students and educators alike. Some of the highlight of Ryan...
Other
National Lung Health Ed. Program: About Your Lungs
This resource contains general information on breathing and lungs, as well as information on two lung disorders: asthmatic bronchitis and chronic bronchitis or emphysema.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Respiratory System: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about the respiratory system. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: Respiratory System
Slideshow, with an accompanying quiz, demonstrates how the respiratory system works.
Other
Canadian Lung Association: Respiratory System
A chart of the repiratory system and an explanation of the various components.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Cpr)
Find detailed notes on CPR. Includes information on the function of rescue breathing and chest compressions and steps for performing CPR on adults and on infants.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cpr
At this website find answers to the following questions: "What Is CPR?" and "When is CPR Needed?" Learn the three basic parts of CPR (airway, breathing, and circulation), and learn about opportunities to take CPR courses.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Respiratory System: Terminal Bronchi and Alveoli
Detailed description and illustration of the terminal bronchi and alveoli.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Larynx
Description and illustration of the larynx. Includes feature where you can see the larynx from different perspectives.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Gas Exchange
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on the gas-exchange process with accompanying text.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cpr: A Real Lifesaver
Learn how artificial respiration can help save a life. This website includes definitions terms "artificial respiration," "rescue breathing," and "chest compressions" and lists the emergency situations that would require someone to use...
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Cruise the Body's Air Ways
Find out where the air goes when you breathe by connecting the dots in this short activity. A clever use of a paint program makes it very clear how air moves in this interactive activity.