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this supplemental materials packet you will find the following:
The student copy of the Virtual Lung Grade 6-8 Journal. Please make
copies of the student journal for all students attending the presentation.
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What are your observations of your breathing while you sit?
Predict how your breathing will change after a minute of exercise.
What are your observations of your breathing after a minute of exercise?
Why does your breathing need to change when asleep, at rest, or during/after exercise?
Respiratory System
Why do you think it’s important to study the respiratory system?
What is the job or function of the respiratory system (how does it keep you alive)?
Heart/Lung Connection
Observe your breathing.
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3 Lung Structures
In the box below, draw what you think the inside of the lungs look like.
Observe the lung model, in the box below, draw what the lungs look like on the inside of the model. Label the TRACHEA, BRONCHI, and BRONCHIOLES.
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4 Dissection
What questions do you have about the lung?
What do you want to see or learn during the dissection?
What do you observe about the lung?
How do you think these structures help us breath?
Draw any observations here
Think like a scientist. Observe like a scientist.
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5 Float Test
Check box if you predict the item will float or sink. Check box if the result was the item floated or sank.
What did you learn about the lungs from this activity?
Prediction Result
Float Sink Floated Sank
Cartilage
Muscle
Lung
Fun facts:
About, how many alveoli total are there in the lungs of an average human?
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6 Alveoli
What does the balloon represent in the body? __________________________________________________________ What does the red net represent in the body? __________________________________________________________
How do you think oxygen gets into the blood?
Draw a single alveolus and capillaries
and show the path of oxygen and carbon dioxide. 6