Human Respiration Learning Activities (Distance Learning)

This zip file contains the activities listed below which may be used to compose a unit on human respiration. All pdf files are accompanied by editable word files to suit individual teacher and classroom needs.  This product contains 16 pages of resources including scaffolded notes with supporting PowerPoint, a worksheet, a quiz and a brief lab activity requiring no special materials.  These documents are well suited for use in distance learning environments. 

• Human Respiration Scaffolded Completion Notes (4 pp.)
• PowerPoint to accompany the Human Respiration Scaffolded Completion Notes (13 slides)
• Human Respiration Review Sheet (30 multiple choice, completion, diagram and multi-part short answer questions) (6 pp.)
• Human Respiration Quiz (25 multiple choice questions) (4 pp.)
• Exercise and Respiration Rate Activity (2 pp.)
• Marzano Learning Goals
• NGSS, Common Core with learning goals (2 pp.)

Human Respiration Learning Goals 

Upon completion of this unit the student will: 

1. correctly state the respiratory function(s) of the following human respiratory structures; nostrils, nasal passages, pharynx, glottis, epiglottis, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli (lung), and the diaphragm. 

2. given a human respiration diagram, correctly label the structures listed in objective number one. 

3. explain how gases are exchanged between the alveoli and capillaries surrounding them. 

4. explain the mechanical process of breathing. 

5. discuss the chief symptom(s) of the following respiratory disorders; pneumonia, asthma, and emphysema. 

6. recognize that all organisms must have a thin, moist membrane for the respiratory exchange of gases. 

7. describe the feedback mechanism which regulates human respiratory rate through our medulla. 

NGSS Standard 

HS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms. 

Common Core State Standards Connections: 

ELA/Literacy 

SL.11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. 

NY State Living Environment Core Curriculum 

Performance Indicator 1.2 

Describe and explain the structures and functions of the human body at different organizational levels (e.g., systems, tissues, cells, organelles). 

Major Understandings 

1.2a Important levels of organization for structure and function include organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and whole organisms. 

1.2b Humans are complex organisms. They require multiple systems for digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, coordination, and immunity. The systems interact to perform the life functions. 

1.2c The components of the human body, from organ systems to cell organelles, interact to maintain a balanced internal environment. To successfully accomplish this, organisms possess a diversity of control mechanisms that detect deviations and make corrective actions. 

1.2d If there is a disruption in any human system, there may be a corresponding imbalance in homeostasis. 

1.2e The organs and systems of the body help to provide all the cells with their basic needs. The cells of the body are of different kinds and are grouped in ways that enhance how they function together. 

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