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=Respiratory System =

Grade 8 Human Systems

 * Purpose:** This unit introduces students to the structure and functions of the respiratory system. Students will examine the concepts of breathing and cellular respiration, as well as explore how the circulatory and respiratory systems are interconnected. Furthermore, students will find out how the respiratory and circulatory systems are interconnected.


 * Activities:** When participating in the unit, the students conduct extensive online examinations of the respiratory system.


 * Alternate Activity:** Students explore a particular respiratory affliction, such as emphysema, asthma, and lung cancer. Students then examine the causes, effects, and remedies of the affliction and present their reports through the medium of their choice.

The students use the [|Human Body Systems and Health] text by Holt, Reinhart, and Winston for one source of information. However, the primary sources of information are retrieved from the following websites:
 * [|Lung Animation]
 * [|Breathing Animation]
 * [|Various Respiratory Animations]

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