Science Enrichment Activity
Respiratory System in Human

Breathing happens automatically. Each day you breathe about 25,000 times, and by the time you're 70 years old, you'll have taken at least 600 million breaths!


The Task
You are to complete the following as your finished product for this activty:
1. Read the following web sites to gather information and answer the questions.
2. On your own sheet of paper: Write the question and the answer based on the information you found.

The Process
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/lungs.html
1. List and describe the 5 major parts of the respiratory system (according to this website).
2. Name and describe one disease or problem that can occur with the respiratory system.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/sneeze.html
3. Explain why we sneeze.

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000138.html
4. Explain how our bodies keep food from entering the lungs.
5. Why do people tend to get more colds in the winter?
http://www.lung.ca/children/grades4_6/respiratory/index.html 6. Describe how different types of animals breathe.

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Friday, March 19, 2010