Breathing and the Respiratory System - Dominoes Game KS3

A dominoes game with questions and statements on breathing and the respiratory system instead of answers.

Prior Knowledge

• Breathing is movement of air in and out of the lungs.
• Respiration is the release of energy from glucose.
• Breathing provides the oxygen for aerobic respiration and gets rid of waste carbon dioxide.
• Label the trachea, right bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus, intercostal muscle, rib, diaphragm.
• Label a diagram of an alveolus and show the direction of diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
• Experiment using limewater to compare the amount of carbon dioxide in inhaled and exhaled air.
• Compare the percentage of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen in inhaled and exhaled air.
• Mechanism of breathing.
• Changes in volume and pressure inside the chest during inhalation and exhalation.
• Evaluate a model of the mechanism of breathing.
• Design an investigation into how breathing rate varies with exercise.

What You Get

• 90 dominos
• Animated PowerPoint explaining the rules and how to play.

Rules of the Game

• Each player selects seven dominos from the top of the face-down pile and holds them in their hand like playing cards.
• The player whose surname begins with a letter closest to the letter A starts and play proceed in a clockwise direction.
• Dominos can be matched exactly, or a name can be matched with a symbol or descriptions, sketches and circuit diagrams can be matched.
• If a player thinks a match is wrong, they can challenge. If the challenger is correct, they give a card from their own hand to the challenged player. If the challenged player is correct, they give a card from their hand to the challenger. Pupils are encouraged to check their books for the correct answer and consult their teacher if a consensus is not reached.
• If a player cannot play a domino, they pick up from the face down pile and can play if possible or add it to their hand.

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