American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Respiration and Breathing O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about the process of respiration and breathing.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Diaphragm
This site from Innerbody.com has an illustration as well as detailed text explaining the function of the Diaphragm. See Images - Diaphragm and Descriptions - Diaphragm
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Respiratory System Regulation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the rate of breathing is regulated and controlled.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Processes of Breathing
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Outlines the four steps of respiration.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Processes of Breathing
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Breathing is only part of the process of bringing oxygen to where it is needed in the body. After oxygen enters the lungs, what happens? Learn more about processes...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Respiration
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] We breathe because we need oxygen. Breathing also releases carbon dioxide from our bodies into the air. The respiratory system is the body system that brings air...
National Institutes of Health
Ninds: Anoxia: Hypoxia
This page from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke website has information on Anoxia and Hypoxia, including definitions, treatment, prognosis, research, and references.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Respiratory System
An introductory slide show explaining the structure and function of the human respiratory system.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Respiratory System Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the human respiratory system, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Respiration
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over human respiration, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
WebMD
Web Md: Emphysema Every Breath You Take
This overview provided by WebMD Health gives information on emphysema and discusses the different treatment options people afflicted with emphysema have to explore. A picture, is given along with helpful resources and additional...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Label the Lungs
Do you know the parts of the lung? Check out this lung diagram that can be printed out for students to label the various parts.
Other
American Lung Association: How Lungs Work
Click on each key part of the respiratory system to learn about the role it plays in breathing. Also learn how all these parts work together to make the respiratory system work.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Oxygen's Surprisingly Complex Journey Through Your Body
In the body, oxygen forms a vital role in the production of energy in most cells. Enda Butler tracks the surprisingly complex journey of oxygen through your body.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Respiration and the Respiratory Cycle
This lesson will cover the process of respiration and how gas is exchanged and transported throughout the body.
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Kids Learn: Respiratory System Internet Workshop
Come and explore this internet workshop that was designed to introduce you to a study on the respiratory system. Students and teachers will benefit from this resource.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: The Respiratory System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines respiration, looks at structures of the respiratory system, and discusses breathing mechanisms.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Respiratory System Questions
Answer questions about the respiratory system.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Every Breath You Take
Students estimate the number of breaths they take, then perform an experiment to find the actual amounts.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.31 Respiratory System
Learn the basic functions of the human respiratory system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Respiratory System Study Guide
Review the structure and function of the human respiratory system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.33 Respiratory System Disorders
Understand how some respiratory disorders affect the human body.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Lesson Plan: Catch Your Breath
In this comprehensive site, students will measure their lung capacity and look at factors that affect the amount of air the lungs can hold.