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Curated OER

Catch Your Breath

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the structure, function, and diseases of the respiratory system. They research basic information about the respiratory system and create a concept map to illustrate it. Students research a disease and create a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Respiratory System

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
The student will calculate the vital capacity of the air in the lungs and trace the pathway of air into and out of the lungs. They describe the pressure changes that occur within the chest cavity when you breathe. They compare air that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Just Breathe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the inhalation and exhalation process. They create a model pair of lungs from given materials. They discover the technology that has been developed based on engineers examining the respiratory system.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Need Air

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine and research the organs of the respiratory system. They participate in a vocabulary card matching game, create a graphic organizer, and participate in an experiment titled, Floating on Air.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Is The Relationship Between Radon and Breathing?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of radon on their breathing. They review the anatomy of the respiratory system before completeing this lesson. They also complete equations to show how carbon dioxide forms in their body.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lung Model

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students create a simulated lung to explore its functions as part of the respiratory system.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Edible Health

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars construct an 'edible' map of the respiratory system using different foods. They follow along with the teacher and place foods on their map to symbolize the different parts (licorice to represent the trachea). They eat...
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Handout
McGraw Hill

Online Learning Center: Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very detailed site on breathing/respiration. It covers system organization, mechanics, exchange of gases, and oxygen transport. A very thorough site.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Cardiopulmonary Sys Transportation

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text along with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems, students discover how the structures of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work together and function as one. Provides lots of...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic: Diagramando a La Ciencia

For Students 3rd - 5th
Fun interactive Spanish site where students will be able to review science vocabulary related with the earth, atmosphere, respiratory system, flower parts and fish anatomy. It provides the English version and different levels of difficulty.
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Unit Plan
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Your Heart and Lungs

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn everything you've ever wanted to know about your heart and lungs as you journey through this human gallery. Animations, videos, lessons and links to new technologies are included.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Respiratory System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In the following lessons for k-5 students are introduced to the structures within the human respiratory system.
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Website
Other

National Emphysema Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has detailed information on emphysema and other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD), such as chronic bronchitis.
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Handout
Other

Rush University Medical Center: Lung Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines and describes the three main types of lung disease: airway diseases, lung tissue diseases, and lung circulation diseases. Also includes links to other common lung diseases that provides facts on causes, symptoms, treatment,...
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Other

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Information, activities, and games pertaining to the respiratory system, including more specific topics like lung health and wellness, air pollution, and tobacco.
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Unit Plan
Other

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site has respiratory system activities and learning games for students at all grade levels.
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Interactive
Other

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Professair's Mad Lab)

For Students 1st - 9th
Have fun learning about the human body's respiratory system while playing games in Professair's Mad Lab! These interactive games have colorful graphics and are broken into three grade groupings: grades one to three, four to six, and...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Grades 7 12 Teacher Resources)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This teacher's resource page accompanies the student website ?Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System? for grades seven through twelve from the Canadian Lung Association. This site walks teachers through the features of the student...
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Website
Other

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Grades 1 3)

For Students 1st - 4th
Students in grades one through three will love learning about the body's respiratory system through a variety of fun and interactive activities. Particularly engaging is the online storybook that teaches children about the heart and...
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Website
Other

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Grades 1 3 Teacher Resources)

For Teachers 1st - 4th
This teacher's resource page accompanies the student website "Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System" for grades one through three from the Canadian Lung Association. Not only does this site walk teachers through the features of...
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Website
Other

Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Grades 4 6 Teacher Resources)

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This teacher's resource page accompanies the student website "Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System" for grades four through six from the Canadian Lung Association. This site walks teachers through the features of the student...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Respiration

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following learning module students will begin tol define respiration, and explain how it differs from cellular respiration.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Respiratory System Organs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students will identify the organs of the respiratory system.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Respiratory System Regulation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will explain how the rate of breathing is regulated.