Topic: Respiration

Lesson No: 3 Title: Respiring animals

Learning Objectives:
That more carbon dioxide is present in exhaled air compared to inhaled air
To be able to link an increase in ventilation rate to an increase in respiration
To realise that exercise generates energy through respiration

Key Words:
Inhaled, exhaled

Lesson plan Resources Worksheets/

Text refs
Starter ideas Apparatus partly assembled.
Class practical “suck and blow” Class need to add limewater
How could we show that exhaled air and check that the tubing is
contains CO2/more CO2 than inhaled the correct way round.

Main

The effect of exercise on the ventilation OHT of sample results

rate. Link this to the process of respiration.

Plenary ideas
Exercise also increases the heart rate
and produces heat. Discuss the link
with respiration.

Practical/Demos (Equipment needed):

Suck and blow apparatus.
Stop clocks

Extension work:

Differentiation:
Do not need to do both experiments as class exercises. The suck and blow could be a demo and
sample results are available for the exercise and ventilation rate experiment.

Homework Tasks:

Advice for non-specialists:

Health/Safety:
Place mouthpieces in disinfectant after use.
Make sure that the tubing is correctly placed in the limewater
Take care when exercising to find a suitable area free from obstructions
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