Science
Objectives

  • To describe the process of breathing in as inhalation and the process of breathing out as exhalation.

  • To explain how the parts of the lungs operate when breathing in and ou

End Product

  • A fully labelled diagram of breathing in and out, this must be accompanied with a detailed explanation of ventilation.

Ventilation mechanism - Task 11
  • Place your hands on your chest and write down as many things that you can think of that your body is doing when you breathe in and out.
  • Complete drop down box activity and save as “ventilation” ventilation and alveoli.doc .This can be included into your breathing work you have been doing so far.
  • Copy out the diagrams of inhalation and exhalation on page 72 of biology for you textbook. Include label and colour. You will have to label these parts at the end of the lesson. Your teacher will be very impressed if you can do this off by heart.

  • Feeling brainy today, great, now have a go at this: research artificial ventilation link this to breathing is coordinated by respiratory centre in the brain and how mouth to mouth can stimulate breathing due to CO2 levels being exhaled.