An Introduction to Breathing and Respiration

I created this worksheet for my year 8 class (very high ability for their age). This lesson involves learning about the structures of the breathing system (lungs, trachea, ribs, diaphragm, alveoli, bronchi, bronchioles etc.) with the help of labelling a diagram. You can get them to feel their ribs as they breathe in so that they can feel their ribs move up and out and also feel their diaphragm move downwards). I have included the worksheet and a short 1 minute activity in which the students will exercise by running on the spot and applying what they have learned to how and why their breathing rate and volume has changed.