Unit: Pulmo Park

 

Topic: Pulmonary System

 

Rationale: Students will explore the pulmonary system including issues related to obstructed breathing and air pollutants.

Keywords: air pollution, air quality, box and whisker plot, chemical reaction, environment, hypothesis, mean, median, mode, ozone, particulate, pollutant, pollution, respiratory system, stratospheric ozone, tropospheric ozone, breath, diaphragm, distance, expiratory reserve,  lung disease, lung disorder, lung volume, obstruction, peak expiratory flow, pulmonary disorder, pulmonary, restriction, tidal volume, vital capacity

 

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Lessons & Activities | Objectives | Evaluation | Funding

 

Lesson 1: Mapping Pulmo Park

Activity 1A: Geography of Pulmo Park Activity 1B: Language of the Lungs Activity 1C: Slicin’ and Dicin’: Lung Dissection

Lesson 2: Architectural Diaphragmatics: The Workings of Pulmo Park

Activity 2A: Building Pulmo Park: Constructivist Activity

Lesson 3: In Particular, What Goes Up Your Nose?

Activity 3A: “Put a Sock on It” Particulates in the Air Activity 3C: Pollutants Over Time: Long Term Data Collection Activity 3D: What's the Matter with Ozone?

Lesson 5: Fill it Up: Pulmonary Health

Activity 5A: It’s No Fun Being on Restriction (Obstructed Airways) Activity 5B: You Really Are Full of Hot Air Activity 5C: You Take My Breath Away Activity 5D: Pulmo-Park Pom-Pom Shooter and Peak Expiratory Flow Activity 5E: Give It Up! – Anti Smoking Campaign *Activity Suggestion*

Lesson Resources:

Anatomy of Breathing Flash Animation Slicin' and Dicin' PowerPoint Presentation

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Unit Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Identify the various air particulates in the environment

• Construct air quality index chart define ozone and distinguish between stratospheric and tropospheric ozone

• Explain how ozone can be simultaneously beneficial and harmful to humans

• Identify ozone-related issues in their community and develop a community action plan based upon analysis of data

• Explain the difference between obstructive and restrictive pulmonary diseases

• Explore variations in lung volume among adolescents

• Compare normal breathing to obstructed breathing

• Measure vital capacity (VC), tidal volume (TV), expiratory reserve volume (ERV), and respiration rate

• Calculate minute ventilation and inspiratory capacity (IC)

• Make qualitative and quantitative observations & inferences

• Identify independent and dependent variables

• Gather, collect and analyze data

• Determine mean, median and mode in a data set

• Construct a box and whisker plot from a data set

• Organize information into concept maps

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Unit/Lesson Evaluation

Activity 1C: Slicin’ and Dicin’: Lung Dissection Pre/Post Test
Activity 1C: Slicin’ and Dicin’: Lung Dissection Pre/Post Test Answer Sheet & Key

 

Activity 5A It's No Fun Being on Restriction (Obstructed Airways) Pre/Post Test
Activity 5A It's No Fun Being on Restriction (Obstructed Airways) Pre/Post Test Answer Sheets & Key

 

Activity 5D: Pulmo-Park Pom-Pom Shooter Pre/Post Test
Activity 5D: Pulmo-Park Pom-Pom Shooter Pre/Post Test Answer Sheet & Key

 

Anatomy of Breathing Simulation Pre/Post Test
Anatomy of Breathing Simulation Pre/Post Test Answer Sheet & Key

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Funding

M.O.R.E. Curriculum Program Funding 2003-2008:
National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Minority K-12 Initiative for Teachers and Students
Grant # R25 HL75777

 

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