Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Know the diaphragm is used in breathing and the lungs transfer oxygen to the blood.
• Know that muscles need more oxygen to work hard and this affects breathing rate.
• Plan and carry out an investigation in groups to answer a specific given question.
• Review findings and look for patterns in data that may/may not confirm predictions.

Activities

1. Learn what lung capacity means and how to make an instrument to measure it in litres.
2. Plan and carry out a practical investigation in groups that attempts to answer a scientific question.
3. Display and interpret data collected to either confirm or reject predictions and seek to explain findings.

Investigation - exploring/analysing secondary sources
Plan and carry out a practical investigation in groups that attempts to answer a scientific question.

Vocabulary
Lungs, diaphragm, lung capacity, investigate, measure, compare