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Two VERY LOW-PREP hands-on respiratory system activities for teaching middle school students about lung capacity and respiration rate! Includes both a printable PDF and a Google Slides version for a paperless lab.
In this activity, students will:
- Read a background section about the difference between respiration and cellular respiration
- Determine their own lung capacity
- Measure their own respiration rate before and after physical activity
- Answer analysis questions
Materials: balloons, tape measure (we included a printable one)
Teacher Notes:
- Please note that this respiratory system activity is NOT editable.
- Answer key included.
- NGSS MS-LS1-3
- Science & Engineering Practices: Planning and carrying out investigations; Analyzing and interpreting data
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS1-3: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
