Name: Katrina Bert Cohort: I/S

Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: The Respiratory System- Anatomy Grade: 10 Date:

Subject: Grade 10 Applied Science (SNC2P) Strand: Biology- Tissues, Organs, And Systems

Location: Time: 75 minutes

Lesson Plan Description:

This is an introductory lesson to the respiratory system. In this lesson, the students will learn about the
process of breathing, and how oxygen moves through your mouth and through the respiratory system and how
carbon dioxide moves out. The students will also be taught about how your chest rises and falls from the work
of your diaphragm. They will also look at the affects of smoking on the lungs and how it impacts the process
of breathing.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Ontario Curricular Overall Expectations:
A1. Demonstrate scientific investigation skills (related to both inquiry and research) in the four areas of skills
(initiating and planning, performing and recording, analyzing and interpreting, and Communicating)

B2. Investigate cell division, cell specialization, and the organization of systems in animals, including
humans, using various laboratory techniques;

B3. Demonstrate an understanding of the hierarchical organization of cells, from tissues, to organs, to systems
in animals, including humans

Ontario Curricular Specific Expectations:

A1.1. Formulate scientific questions about observed relationships, ideas, problems, and/or issues, make
predictions, and/or formulate hypotheses to focus inquiries or research

A1.10. Draw conclusions based on inquiry results and research findings, and justify their conclusions

B2.1. Use appropriate terminology related to human cells, tissues, organs, and systems,

B3.4. Explain the general function of some of the systems in the human body (e.g., the function of the
circulatory system is to transport materials through the body; the function of the digestive system is to absorb
nutrients; the function of the respiratory system is to bring oxygen into and remove carbon dioxide from the
body)
Learning Goals:

Today I will learn

How oxygen moves through the respiratory system
How carbon dioxide moves out of the respiratory system
What role the diaphragm plays in breathing
How smoking impacts my lungs and my breathing process
ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION
Success Criteria

I can: explain the steps/ process that oxygen goes through as it travels through my body

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 I can: explain the steps/ process that carbon dioxide goes through as it out of my body
I can: understand what role the diaphragm plays in breathing
I can: understand the impact that smoking has on my lungs and process of breathing
Assessment:
Achievement Chart Categories: Knowledge and Understanding; Thinking; Communication; Application

Assessment For, As, Of Learning:

Assessment Mode: Assessment Assessment Tool

Written, Oral, Performance Strategy Instrument used to
Specific task for record data
students

Assessment For Learning Write Exit Tickets After students leave

they will fill out an
exit card on what
they learned and if
there was anything
they would like to
look into further
Assessment As Learning Write/Do Booklet Students will be
given booklet of
readings and
questions on
respiratory system
that they must read
and answer.
Assessment Of Learning Oral Discussion of Discussing parts of
Dissection lungs as we go over
the dissection of the
lung pluck from a
pig.
CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLANNING
Prior Learning: Prior to this lesson, students will have
* A basic understanding of the respiratory system
* A basic understanding of the parts of how breathing works
Differentiation:
Students can work with a partner/ or a group if they are struggling to complete the activity

Learning Skills/Work Habits

Highlight/circle ones that are addressed: responsibility, organization, independent work, collaboration,
initiative, self-regulation

Highlight/circle ones that are assessed: responsibility, organization, independent work, collaboration,
initiative, self-regulation

Vocabulary:
All definitions are in action section

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 Resources and Materials /Technology Integration:
YouTube video showing difference between healthy lungs and those of a smoker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa6l4r73pIE
Pictures of respiratory system anatomy to show as parts and functions are explained
Pictures of lungs to show lobes
Learning Environment:
Work on their own or in groups of 2
Cross Curricular Links:
Health- making healthy lifestyle choices
Lesson Delivery Format
What Teachers Do: What Students do:
Action: Heart Rate and Blood Pressure Investigation
**Go through parts and explain what they are, their function, and Students listen and take notes on
where they are (also show on diagram** important information stated
Ask any and all questions

Pathway of Respiration:
1. Mouth and nose
a. Draws in air through nostrils and mouth
b. Filters, warms, and moistens the air
c. Then travels to the

2. Pharynx (throat)
a. Passage way for air and food

3. Larynx
a. Connects the pharynx to the trachea
b. Voice box (voice production, vocal cords)

4. Trachea (windpipe)
a. Rings of flexible cartilage to support it and keep it
open if pressure changes

5. Bronchi
a. Division of trachea into lungs
b. Subdivide into smaller and smaller branches
c. Also clean, warm, and moisten air

6. Lungs
a. Divided into lobes by fissures (or lines)
i. Left lung has 2 lobes
ii. Right lung has 3 lobes

7. Bronchioles
a. Smallest branches of the bronchi
b. The end bronchioles end in

8. Alveoli (air sacs)

a. Millions of clustered alveoli which look like
bunches of grapes

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 b. This is where gas exchange takes place
c. This also ties into the respiratory membrane or the
air-blood membrane
i. This is where the air from the alveoli is
flowing past the walls of the capillaries and
being fused into the membranes
1. Capillaries have walls that are as
thin as tissue paper
2. Oxygen enters the blood and the
carbon dioxide from the blood enters
the alveoli
Most people think that when you breath your chest moves because Students listen and take notes on
your lungs are expanding, but really, your chest expands to make important information stated
room for your lungs. This is done by the muscle that lies below Ask any and all questions
your lungs your diaphragm
When you breathe in (inhale) your diaphragm tightens
(contracts) and flattens to allow for your lungs to fill with
air
When you breath out (exhale) your diaphragm relaxes and
allows the air to move out of the lungs
Smoking and your lungs: Students listen and take notes on
Chemicals from cigarettes inflame the lungs and lead to an important information stated
overproduction of mucus (this is why most smokers have Ask any and all questions
a smokers cough)
The chemicals also break down the elastic walls of the
lungs causing them to not expand as well

Within weeks of quitting smoking the affects can start to

reverse, your lungs start to repair themselves. It is never to
late to quit!

Show YouTube Video

Consolidation & Connection: Reflection Questions
Lung Pluck Investigation and Dissection: Ask and answer questions
Bring out lung pluck, discuss and show all parts Put on gloves and investigate
Ask students what they think certain parts are
Cut into some parts and allow them to see the inside
Allow student to place on gloves and touch and investigate
different parts

Personal Reflection:
The Lesson:

The Teacher:

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