Although the reading level of this webquest is likely too difficult for students, the idea of forming role-playing teams to address a respiratory illness is a great concept for organizing a unit on the Respiratory System.

Student Links

Sqworl Page  This page contains a selection of resources from the links below, organized on a Sqworl page for easy student access.

Research

	World Book for Kids WBFK contains entries for respiration, lung, asthma, lung cancer, cough, and pneumonia.
	Kids Health Respiratory System Kids Health has a 4-page printable article on the Respiratory System with optional text to speech.  Includes a video about getting a breathing test (Spirometry).  Also contains links to articles on Choking, CPR, and Asthma.
	Inside the Human Body:  Respiratory System The Saskatchewan Lung Association has created units on the respiratory system at three different levels, great for differentiating instruction.   The grades 4-6 section includes 4 subtopics:  Air Pollution, Lung Health and Wellness, The Respiratory System, and Smoking.

Games and Interatives

	Neo K12 Diagram In this self-checking NeoK12 activity, students drag words to label a diagram of the Respiratory System.
	Neo K12 Jigsaw Puzzle Students put together a jigsaw puzzle of the respiratory system that includes labels.  Another puzzle depicts CPR.

Videos

	Kids Health Video This video provides information about the respiratory system in the form of a radio talk show.
	NeoK12 Video Respiratory System (4:17) The Respiratory System Structure and Function (4:17) video is a narrated Power Point Presentation.  Although designed for older students, it is fairly easy to understand.  The 7 part series called Miracle of Respiration on the NeoK12 page on respiration contains a strong religious bias.
	NeoK12 Video Oxygen Transport (3:08) This video explains how oxygen is transported.

Clicker5, Clicker Paint

	Respiratory System This Clicker5 grid was created by Kathy Ryan to address grade 5 PLOs.  The grid contains a learning section, labelling section, and optional test.
	Basic Organs and Systems This activity, designed to meet grade 5 PLO's, covers the major body systems including the circulatory system.

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