1. Respiratory Disorders
Mrs. Ward
Ridge Road Middle School
Respiratory Disorders

2. Science Starter 01/07 (Must be 5-6 sentences) Page 114
We need to breathe air to stay alive. Wow, the respiratory system sure has an important job! What are some factors that influence how well the respiratory system works? Discuss which influences are harmful and which are helpful. What can you do to keep your respiratory system healthy?

3. Measuring Lung Capacity
Can you think of a way that we could measure the amount of air our lungs can hold?

4. Measuring Lung Capacity
Materials:
Sharpie Marker
Balloons
Measuring Tape
Procedure:
Take turns with your partner! One person completes the activity, the other records, and then you switch!

5. Measuring Lung Capacity
Exhale normally.
When you are done, blow into your balloon and force out any remaining air to blow up the balloon. YOU ONLY GET ONE BREATH!
HOLD THE BALLOON BUT DO NOT TIE IT!!!
Have your partner draw a line with the Sharpie around the largest part of the balloon
Record the measurement in centimeters in your chart.
Repeat this step 4 more times.
Average your result.

6. Measuring Lung Capacity
Inhale normally.
When you are done, blow into your balloon and force out the air to blow up the balloon.
HOLD THE BALLOON BUT DO NOT TIE IT.
Have your partner draw a line with the Sharpie around the largest part of the balloon.
Record the measurement in CM in your chart under INHALE.
Record the measurement in centimeters in your chart.
Repeat this step 4 more times.
Average your result.
YOU MAY TIE YOUR BALLOON AND WRITE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU ARE DONE.

7. Math Extension: Happy PI Day!
Using your formula for area of a circle, please calculate the diameter of your balloon using PI and the final circumference of the balloon.

8. Brainstorm: Lung and Respiratory Disorders

9. Severe Respiratory Illness & Pneumonia

10. Cystic Fibrosis

11. Asthma

12. Science Starter 01/08 Grab a reading passage on side counter.
Answer the questions on the side board on page 115 of your science notebook
Yes, write the sentence

13. Announcements and Agenda
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Mini-Research…what color is the blood in our body?
Video
Watch Video #12

14. What color is the blood in your body?
Using your provided iPad, please take 20 minutes to fill in your research sheet.
Make sure you cite the source

15. Exit Ticket:
Write a letter to Mrs. Abogi’s class giving directions on how to find your lung capacity. You should include problems they may have had and the solutions they came up with to help!