Virtual Lung Journal
Grades
6-8
NAME
Respiratory System
2
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.
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?
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Lung Structures
3
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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3
Dissection
4
Think like a scientist. Observe like a scientist.
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?
4
Draw any observations here
4
Float Test
5
Check box if you predict the item will float or sink.
Check box if the result was the item floated or sank.
Prediction
Float
Result
Sink
Floated
Sank
Cartilage
Muscle
Lung
What did you learn about the lungs from this activity?
Fun facts:
About, how many alveoli total are there in the lungs of an average human?
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5
Alveoli
6
What does the balloon represent in the body?
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What does the red net represent in the body?
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How do you think oxygen gets into the blood?
Draw a single alveolus and capillaries
and show the path of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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