Breathe In, Breathe Out: The Respiratory System

Show your students the parts that work together to make a person breath! Have them compare the lungs of a healthy person, the lungs of a smoker, the lungs of a city resident, and the lungs of a miner.

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Students will be able to identify the parts of the respiratory system. Students will be able to describe the functions of each part of the respiratory system.

Introduction

( 10 minutes)

• Tell your students that today they will learn about the respiratory system.
• Display a poster and divide it into two columns, with the first column labeled with know and the second column labeled with learned.
• Ask your students what they know about the respiratory system. Write the information in the first column.