GODFREY STEWART HIGH SCHOOL

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT – LESSON PLAN FOR D.WEDDERBURN

Subject: Class: 2 G,
Science F, R, Y
Topic: The Date: April
Respiratory 27 – May 08,
System 2015
Duration: 1
Sub-Topic: hr- 20 mins.

General Objective:
Understand the importance of the respiratory system

Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson students should be able to :-

1. State the role of the respiratory system
2. Identify different parts of the respiratory system
3. State the function of different parts of the respiratory system
4. State and measure lung capacity

Introductory Activity
Teacher will conduct a breathing exercise with students
Video- Teacher will show a video of Usain Bolt / Shellyan Frazer running at Olympics/ any
competition

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Lecture-Powerpoint
Explain- Students will view a
The human respiratory system is a powerpoint presentation
series of organs responsible for Discussion
taking in oxygen and getting rid of A discussion will follow the
carbon dioxide. video – students will be
asked to tell what they think 16 or 20 oz. plastic bottle
Parts of the respiratory system the lesson will about • a small lump of clay
The nostrils Demonstration • 1 straw
•Trachea • colored water
•Bronchi A bottle with coloured water
•Lungs will be used to represent air
•Alveolus in and out of the lung.
•Diaphragm Students will be asked to put
their hands on their chest and
The nostrils: Nostrils take in air into breathe. Students will be
the nose where air is warmed and asked to tell if they can feel
moistened how the size of your chest
changes when air goes in and
 out? How is it like the
Trachea: also known as windpipe bottle?
filters inhaled air and branches into
the bronchi. Demonstration using the Bell
jar to show what happens to
Bronchi: The bronchi are the two our diaphragm when we
air tubes that branch off of from the inhale and exhale
trachea
Lung capacity: 2 or 3 liter plastic bottle • Large,
Lungs: The main organ of the deep bowl or plastic dishpan •
respiratory system. The Lungs are Teacher will explain: Water • Masking tape • Measuring
the site in body where oxygen is Blowing air from your lungs cup • 30 cm (1 foot) long piece of
taken into and carbon dioxide is into the bottle forces a flexible tubing (aquarium tubing
expelled out. measurable amount of the works well)
water out of the bottle, which
Red blood cells present in the blood adds to the volume of water
picks up the oxygen in the lungs in your pan. This method of
and carry and distribute the oxygen measuring uses displacement
to all body cells that need it. The – you're displacing a volume
red blood cells donate the oxygen to of water with a volume of
the cells and picks up the carbon air)
dioxide produced by the cells

Alveolus is the tiny sac like

structure present in the lungs in
which the gaseous exchange takes
place

Diaphragm: A dome-shaped muscle

located at the bottom of the lungs.
When we breathe in the diaphragm
contracts and flatten and pull
downward.
Due to this movement the space in
the lungs increases and pulls air into
the lungs. When we breathe out, the
diaphragm expands and reduces the
amount of space for the lungs and
forces air out.

The amount of air you can hold in

your lungs is called lung capacity,
and can be measured.

Co-Operative learning

Students will be placed into

groups- each group will be
 responsible for doing an
activity.
Measure lung capacity
Math activity
Music activity Blow a recorder for classmates to
observe how an individual
breathes while playing such an
instrument
Language Arts activity Complete a poem to share with the
class
Physical Education Jump rope activity to count the
amounts of breath one can take
before and after an activity.

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Homework given:

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