How does respiration work? © Siemens Stiftung 2016 CC BY-SA 4.0 international

How does respiration work?

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Experimentation instructions:
Six simple experiments for illustrating how human respiration works.

Available in: English, Spanish (CREA), German
Type of media: Text (160.4 kByte)
Last update: 2016-04-15
License:

This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.

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Media package:
For interactive whiteboards (ES): Air, wind, and weather
Description:
Students can explore the mechanisms of human respiration at first hand with these six experiments:
• Experiment 1: Wind slalom course
• Experiment 2: Straw suction exercise
• Experiment 3: Measuring your chest
• Experiment 4: Measuring exhaled air
• Experiment 5: Different ways of breathing
• Experiment 6: We build a model of the lungs

Information and ideas:
Teaching method for teachers for these experiments is available on the media portal of the Siemens Stiftung.
Related media:
How does respiration work? (teacher information) (Text)
Learning resource type:
Experiment
Subjects:
Personal, social and health education (PSHE)
Grade levels:
Grade 1 to 4
School types:
Elementary school
Keywords:
Air; Anatomy (human); Lung; Oxygen; Respiration
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2016
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