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Activity 5A: It's No Fun Being on Restriction (Obstructed Airways)
By breathing through straws to simulate a lung disorder, students will experience what it feels like to have restrictive and/or obstructive lung disease and will observe first hand how such a disease can affect normal functioning. Once students have experienced how it feels to have obstructed or restricted breathing, they will conduct an experiment to determine the effect of restricted breathing on their ability to perform a simple cognitive test.
Objectives:
- Compare normal breathing to obstructed breathing
- Develop an awareness of the impact obstructed airways can have on daily functioning
- Identify variables in an experiment
- Collect, analyze and graph data
Teacher Background Information 5A- Teacher Administrative Information 5A
- Student Background Information 5A
- Student Data Sheets 5A
- Student Venn Diagram 5A
- Student Processing Out Questions 5A
- Pre-Post Test 5A
- Pre-Post Test Answer Sheets & Key 5A
Keywords:
Pulmonary, diaphragm, lung disorder, lung disease, breath, straw, restrictive, obstructive, cognitive test
Activity Code:
5AUnit Reference:
Pulmo ParkLesson Reference:
Lesson 5: Fill it Up: Pulmonary Health